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Br1an Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 9
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:51 am Post subject: ID on tree please |
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I have the following tree growing in my garden but am not sure what exactly it is.
I have photographed the 'fruit' which in the last two years has grown slightly larger than you can see but does not change other than that.
Also, they have a velvet texture and are rock hard.
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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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It is definitely prunus (cherry, or plum). Feed with liquid seaweed, and use the same as a foliar feed spray early in the morning. Apply a top dressing of calcified seaweed/garden lime, and potash (potassium sulphate) to encourage the fruiting. Hope for a good hot summer, and you may get to see what kind it is. Help the tree to crop by removing the largest and smallest fruits in any fruit cluster. If it's a fairly young tree, give it a really good soak in dry weather, and make sure there is no competition from weeds/grass. |
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Br1an Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 9
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you kindly for that advice.
I did notice last season that some branches became weighed down with the clusters of fruit. |
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medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 1010
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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plum so, they're known to do that. |
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 3129 Location: Kildare
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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(Prunus amygdalus, or Almond tree. |
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forest flame Rank attained: Yew tree

Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 384 Location: DUBLIN
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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looks like a plum or damson to me |
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