Simple Guide to Planting a Tree

Tree Location Always consider the size the tree will grow to when it is mature.   It may look small when you plant it, but remember that it cannot be moved easily once it has established.   Look at a mature tree of the same species to get some idea...

Maintaining Newly Planted Trees

Maintaining Newly Planted Trees Winter is the best time to plant new tree stock (and rootball should always go into the ground before the end of February), but planting isn’t the end of the job.   All newly-planted trees need  a little ongoing...

Good Woods to Burn Part 2

Good Woods to Burn – Part 2  Here’s a quick guide to the most common types of wood logs you might come across and those from trees that you might have growing in your garden: Alder Produces little heat and burns quicklyApple Burns slowly and...

Good Woods to Burn Part 1

Good Woods to Burn – Part 1 Hardwoods are generally better for burning than softwoods.  As a rule of thumb hardwoods are produced by slow-growing deciduous trees (those trees that lose their leaves), so the logs have a greater density than the faster...

5 Trees for a Small Garden

Primary Tree Surgeons ideas on 5 Trees for a small Garden  These days, new houses come with ever-smaller outside spaces, and life is so busy that many of us want all the benefits of a beautiful tree without the work that a large one can sometimes require. So,...