Trees

[sam_t]

The tree surgeon who came to look at the garden says that one of the flowering cherries will have to go. Apparently it's got a wood-rotting fungus which would mean that it would have to come down eventually for safety's sake, and it's better to do it now before the fungus spreads to the other tree. I'm rather sad at this - I love flowering cherries - but better one than both. I've also asked him to take a bit off the silver birch, which could do with a bit of reducing while it's still only large as opposed to enormous, and to take out a couple of conifers which aren't really doing anything apart from making the end of the garden extremely dark and keeping a couple of fruit trees from growing. I feel rather guilty about chopping down perfectly healthy trees but there are plenty of other trees around for birds, and I hope that with the conifers gone the apple and pear will eventually fill their place. They're certainly not going to get anywhere as it is, with no light and not a lot of nutrients.

Comments

[forthwritten.livejournal.com]

Have to admit that I don't like conifers for that reason - they block out the light and seem to suck all the nutrients out of the soil. You'll feel guilty now but in a few years you'll have a more bird-friendly, attractive garden.

[sollersuk.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly. Conifers are so not bird friendly.