Hi all, I've got a forest flame growing in the garden, but there's something growing through it. I've tried to check online to see what it is, but I'm not getting anywhere as I don't know anything about plants and I was hoping for some help here.
a tree seedling of some sort, maybe a whitebeam or some other sorbus. You'll need to remove it, whatever it is it will be much bigger than the forest flame soon
A tree? I'm kinda excited about it being a tree to be honest, but I don't think it's in the best place. Could it be moved elsewhere maybe? I've only got a small garden.
The forest flame has been there for about ten years, it's the best looking one out of the two I have on that patch of grass. The other appeared last year (at least, that was when I noticed it, must have been longer ago) and I thought it was just a weed at first but waited to see what it'd do. When it got taller, I thought it might be something other than a weed. Any advice for how to move it please?
Would it harm the forest flame if I kept it there? Scared to harm either of them to be honest. I think it's up the side of it rather than through it. Though... it's against a hedge too between two houses. There's not a great deal of room there for a tree really.
Damn. I've got someone coming in this week to do other stuff to the garden, I'll get him to move it. Love the idea of a random tree growing in the garden, but if it could cause damage, I don't want to be unpopular with the neighbours. Seems a shame to kill it though. But I guess I couldn't have something really big in the garden, it's only small. Is it a whitebeam after all then?
Looks like Sorbus intermedia the Swedish Whitebeam which does self seed in this country but could also be a Rowan/Whitebeam hybrid [Sorbus x thuringiaca I think] which also occur in this country.
Probably is Swedish Whitebeam then, planted in a lot of industial cities in the past due its tolerance of smoke pollution. Coming from Sweden it probably finds the Scottish climate to be nice and mild.
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a tree seedling of some sort, maybe a whitebeam or some other sorbus. You'll need to remove it, whatever it is it will be much bigger than the forest flame soon
A tree? I'm kinda excited about it being a tree to be honest, but I don't think it's in the best place. Could it be moved elsewhere maybe? I've only got a small garden.
You could try replanting it but I'd give priority to forest flame if either set of roots have to be sacrificed.
It's not the best time for moving a deciduous tree but I think you should have it out of there.
The forest flame has been there for about ten years, it's the best looking one out of the two I have on that patch of grass. The other appeared last year (at least, that was when I noticed it, must have been longer ago) and I thought it was just a weed at first but waited to see what it'd do. When it got taller, I thought it might be something other than a weed. Any advice for how to move it please?
Would it harm the forest flame if I kept it there? Scared to harm either of them to be honest. I think it's up the side of it rather than through it. Though... it's against a hedge too between two houses. There's not a great deal of room there for a tree really.
Do bear in mind that sweet little sapling will grow into something enormous.
I'd suggest following nut's advice above
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Damn. I've got someone coming in this week to do other stuff to the garden, I'll get him to move it. Love the idea of a random tree growing in the garden, but if it could cause damage, I don't want to be unpopular with the neighbours.
Seems a shame to kill it though. But I guess I couldn't have something really big in the garden, it's only small. Is it a whitebeam after all then?
Looks like Sorbus intermedia the Swedish Whitebeam which does self seed in this country but could also be a Rowan/Whitebeam hybrid [Sorbus x thuringiaca I think] which also occur in this country.
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If that's what it is, seems to have found its way fairly far north as I'm in Glasgow!
Probably is Swedish Whitebeam then, planted in a lot of industial cities in the past due its tolerance of smoke pollution. Coming from Sweden it probably finds the Scottish climate to be nice and mild
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