about 3 months ago i started peeling the dirty bark off the whitebarked birch. i peeled too deeply and was left with what is now a cracked brown stem.i've often peeled the bark before but never so deeply and to this day i dont know why i din't stop when i saw i was going too deep. fingers crossed it will revert to a nice white stem and no damage will be donebut can i do anything about it to help it become white again? or will it ever become white again
I planted this october glory last autumn as i thought it looked really stunning and thankfully it turned out to be however i just noticed this gash in the trunk. i think the bamboo cane that it was attached to was rubbing against it and caused the gashit hasn't affected the crown of the tree so far but i'm hoping it will not cause any long lasting damage as the trunk gets thicker with age, can i do anything with it, fill it with anything?
Is it too early to put fertiliser on plants/ trees mid march?
these are 2 of my 3 apples-this is their 3rd year in the ground(i planted them late summer 2008) had some apples off them last year...they are not dwarf stock but the big old fashioned kind...do they need some pruning and any advice on how much to take off would be very appreciated
can lilies which are in the open ground be divided now in February? if not when should this be done?
can rheum palmatum be divided? my plant is about 3 years old and its now got some very small re buds. the base of the plant is like 2 soda breads side by side