It sounds like the sort of substrate that Qilex will thrive on - especially
if the scalpings etc are limestone based. Yes, underground guy it, and have
a decent sized planting pit, and make sure it is irrigated to start with;
and it'll probably surprise you - they are amazingly tough trees
Rupert
-----Original Message-----
From: Topher Martyn [mailto:topher@xxxxxxxxx.co.uk]
Sent: 08 December 2004 14:21
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: RE: Planting oak into hard landscape
Interesting and timely that this thread should come up...we have been
told about the plan to plant a 5m holm oak into an area of gravel,
overlying scalpings overlying rubble overlying subsoil. Likely to be
done by a contractor unless I put my foot down.
I'm concerned that this will involve digging a big hole in the grot,
then sticking a splendid specimen in. I feel that the tree is unlikely
to want to move out of the hole and its rootball into the surrounding
grot and it will then get to a certain size and fall over due to
inadequate development of lateral roots.
Any thoughts? Or a way of planting a big evergreen into such unpromising
substrate? Or do we just guy and anchor?
Topher Martyn
Head Gardener
Syon House,
Syon Park,
Brentford,
Middx,
TW8 8JF
020-8560-0883
-----Original Message-----
From: Edmund Hopkins [mailto:Edmund.Hopkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.gov.uk]
Sent: 07 December 2004 13:47
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Planting oak into hard landscape
It is averred by our landscape architect that oak are unsuitable for
planting into hard landscape because you need a small one for successful
establishment. Please someone tell me this is not so!
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Edmund Hopkins
City of Nottingham Council
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