stilldellin Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 PJ posted " my willows are 12ft in 3 years. " Pretty impressive PJ, any chance of a picture and also do you get any bugs devouring the leaves ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Sawfly caterpillars in early summer, i just pick them off by hand, i don't use any sprays for anythng. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Sawfly caterpillars in early summer, i just pick them off by hand, i don't use any sprays for anythng. Yep, sounds like the same beastie we had on our Alaskan willows in South Yell but just left them to chew away. Have also seen a peerie black vicious looking beastie on Alaskan willow in Mid Yell some years ago but they seemed to die out. ( the beasts ). There are some good examples of Alaskan willow and other trees in Mid Yell planted about 30 years ago and straight into peat. Here in the deep south as posted by GR reaches shelter height then chamfers off into bonsai shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keedle Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Spaekin abut trees mine are in bud ie floorin currant an fusia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakena Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I've read that Austrian Pine is good in coastal locations. Has anybody in Shetland tried them? I know that Lodgepole Pine is tough enough but they're slow to gain height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I've read that Austrian Pine is good in coastal locations. Has anybody in Shetland tried them? I know that Lodgepole Pine is tough enough but they're slow to gain height. The bleaker the setting, the better the Austrian Pine seems to do!from :- http://www.barcham.co.uk/trees/pinus-nigra-austriaca-austrian-pineSounds like one of them trees you canna no plant ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakena Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks Stilldellin, I actually have some Lodgepoles on order, from this placewww.christie-elite.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=61 So I'm doing a fair bit of dellin myself, preparing the planting spaces, I think it might be worth putting a few Austrian pines among them to see how they do.If they grow a bit faster they might help the Lodgepoles come on faster too,giving them a bit more shelter. I've marked out the holes at about six feet spacings, but I'm toying with the idea of putting a Sitka Spruce between each one as a kind of sacrificial tree, for shelter, to be cut down when they begin to shade out the Lodgepoles. When I said that the Lodgepoles are slow to gain height I mean like six inches a year slow javascript:emoticon(':roll:') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 ^ Sounds like a fair size of a project Anakena, best of luck on your endeavours. Cheers for the Christie link, good to see they finally have a web address. Happy dellin ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 There is one type of tree that survives the worst nature can throw at it here in the south mainland. I call it the " Hydro Tree " ! http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/hydrotree2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 There is one type of tree that survives the worst nature can throw at it here in the south mainland. I call it the " Hydro Tree " ! http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/hydrotree2.jpg We've got some of them as well. Hardy they are. But again, they flourish better in warmer climes, I've seen some huge ones in the UK...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Get a fair number of " medicine sticks " out of just one of them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Get a fair number of " medicine sticks " out of just one of them ! Shetland Times headlines for this week: "Outrage as Hydro line poles stolen: Thousands left with no power" "Soothmoother announces opening of new business selling walking sticks with special powers. Thousands available." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stilldellin Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Getting back on topic these are a couple of photos of an Alaskan willow cutting planted in Mid Yell approx 15 year ago and straight into peat. Height is approx 20 feet. :-http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/aw1.jpg Just remember once started it's difficult to stop them ! :-http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/aw3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 From The Scottish Farmer: Forests for Shetland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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