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Started by Maid Marion, January 05, 2024, 11:41:22 AM

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Maid Marion

Here is the willow tree that I've been pollarding to keep it small.  It is about twelve years old.  The yellow flowers to the left are forsythia.

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Oldandcreaky

You taught me a word, MM: pollard!

Your trees are way ahead of ours. I love the first flush of green. So bright and pretty.
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davina61

The one pollard willow that was/is at my grand parents and then our house on the common was over 6ft in girth so how old is that?
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Oldandcreaky

Quote from: davina61 on April 20, 2024, 03:07:47 AMThe one pollard willow that was/is at my grand parents and then our house on the common was over 6ft in girth so how old is that?

One of the coolest things I saw in England was Weeping Willows trimmed on the bottom. They looked like Beatle 'dos.
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Maid Marion

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I got my new flannel lined Eddy Bauer jeans!  They fit perfectly with no need for hemming or a belt!
I wore insulated Eddy Bauer pants all the time this winter to stay warm.
I look forward to warmer weather so I can wear short shorts and crop tops!

Dropped an large ugly branch off my maple tree. Most of it, anyway. 
I'm thinking of cutting off the bark near the trunk to let the wood season in place.
Then dropping a much lighter log onto the ground.
I chop up the wood with a bow saw and put it on a huge compost pile!

I harvest the compost or "black gold" to feed my rose bushes.
I know it contains no herbicides, a danger if you buy soil amendments.
The lack of persistence is what makes RoundupSpecial. 
It allows quick replanting without the need for a long wait.

I had some snow  crab.  I found the shells were soft enough to cut with my Hello Kitty pink scissors.



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