Monthly Archives: November 2011

New Trees for Sale at Tree2mydoor

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New Tree Gifts at Tree2mydoor

We have a wonderful selection of new stock in here at Tree2mydoor. Here’s a quick run through of some of our favourite new trees. If you have any questions about our new trees, then don’t hesitate to get in touch via our sales line or our twitter.

Corkscrew Hazel Tree

Lovely Corkscrew Hazel Tree – a great gift to send to family and friends.

The Corkscrew Hazel has incredible, contorted branches that make it a star in anyone’s garden. Edible Hazelnuts will appear from mid to late October and are a welcome treat for you and your garden dwelling friends. The tree has wonderful yellow flowers which appear in spring, but we think this tree looks most stunning in winter when it sheds its leaves and you can see the fantastic

Our corkscrew hazel comes delivered in a 7L pot and the height of the dispatched tree is between 3-4ft. The corkscrew hazel will eventually grow up to around 13ft, making it ideal for a medium sized garden.

Eucalyptus Tree / Gum Tree

Close up look at the beautiful Eucalyptus Tree leaves

 

The Eucalyptus tree that we stock is ‘Azura’ Eucalyptus, which is a newer variety, small in size and well suited to smaller gardens. It is an evergreen tree so will look lovely in the throughout the year. The cut foliage from our Eucalyptus Tree is great for flower arrangements.

Our Eucalyptus / gum tree is delivered in a 12L pot around; height dispatched is 5-6ft and can grow up to 20ft.

Witch Hazel Tree

A beautiful gift for those looking for something a little different, the Arnolds promise is the perfect gift for the contemporary gardener.

Featuring luscious golden yellow flowers, the witch hazel tree has a wonderful fragrance and looks fantastic in autumn. It is quite an unusual tree and guaranteed to bring a wow factor to your garden.

Tree delivered is in a 12L container and 5-6ft.

Red ‘Rubrum’ Maple Tree

Superb colouring on our beautiful Rubrum Maple Tree Leaves

Our Red ‘Rubrum’ Maple Tree has wonderful eye catching fiery red dark leaves that look great in the garden during summer. It is a wonderful looking tree and can grow up to 20ft so probably best not suited to small gardens.

Tree arrives in a 7L pot and sized 3-4ft.

National Tree Week 2011

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What is National Tree Week?

National Tree Week UK was first started in 1975 and celebrates the start of the winter tree planting season. National Tree Week is a superb chance for communities to get together and get young people interested in trees and tree planting initiatives. Schools, community groups, tree wardens and many others all across the UK get involved every year to help start planting more trees across Britain. This year National Tree Week will run from 26th of November until the 4th of December.

Tree2mydoor are all set to celebrate national tree week. This season is the best time to plant native trees, as they are dormant at this time of year and also before the frost starts to really get going and the ground becomes too hard to dig.

Planting Trees

Get planting trees this National Tree Week 2011

Why we need to plant more trees

Did you know that tree planting of new trees in Britain has fallen to its lowest rate in over three decades? You may also be interested to know that we actually are one the least wooded countries in Europe also, clearly not good stats. If we want to maintain our heritage and live in a world full of trees and wildlife, we need to take action now. Let’s plant some trees and grow a greener future.

Where to plant trees?

The most important decision when choosing where to plant a tree is in knowing how big the species of tree will grow that you are planting. Certain tree species are suited to very large spaces as their fully grown size will be quite large, for example an Oak tree, on the other hand silver birch trees will tend to grow to around 20ft and can be placed in a medium sized garden. You can plant a tree sapling in a large pot or container and it will grow quite happily for a few years if you plan to move house.

From all the team here at Tree2mydoor, have an excellent National Tree Week 2011. If you would like to find out more on National Tree Week, please visit: www.treecouncil.org.uk

 

How to use your apples – Guest post

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Making Apple Crumble

Apple Crumble’s not the only thing you can do with Apples…

Hello everyone, today’s blog post is a special guest piece from Lucy at GreatAunt website about how to use your apples. If you have an apple tree, or just love apples then you should check out this post.

I’ve been a huge fan of Tree2MyDoor since 2006 when I worked in an advertising agency and they helped me send a large quantity of saplings to our top clients. I fell in love with their service and their product, especially the super cool boxes that the trees come in. Five years later, when I launched GreatAunt.co.uk, I couldn’t wait to recommend Tree2MyDoor to British aunts and godmothers. I am a huge advocate of giving trees as gifts, especially to celebrate the safe arrival of a baby, and Tree2MyDoor.com is a website every British aunt should in her “favourites” list.

 

GreatAunt.co.uk is full of ideas of fun things to do with your nieces, nephews and godchildren (as well as presents to spoil them with!)

 

Apples offer loads of inspiration at this time of year, especially as British apple season starts in September-ish and doesn’t end until New Year. There are always a glut of delicious apples through Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas.

 

Here is a list of eight apple activities to do with children:

 

1.     Chocolate apples

Cover them in toffee sauce or melted chocolate then decorate with anything from Smarties to Buttons to Edible Worms! Be artistic…

 

2.     Apple Bobbing

This was actually a Roman New Year game but these days it’s most associated with Halloween. If you don’t fancy doing it with water, pop a small piece of apple onto a pile of flour, its just as tricky to pick up with  your teeth and you end up with a floury face!

 

3.     Printing with Apples

Cut an apple in half then cover them in paint and use them to make prints. They look a little like pumpkins…

Making Apple prints is a lot of fun!

4.     Apple Monsters

Use dried fruit and nuts to make a spooky face, you can see a video of how to do this here on the Great Aunt YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/GreatAuntUK

 

5.     Wassailing

Anyone in the South West of England will tell you that the New Years tradition of wassailing is good fun. If you can’t get to a local wassailing ceremony, create your own at home by banging a saucepan near your apple tree to “drive away the evil spirits” then celebrate the great harvest with a glass of warmed apple juice. Wassail!

 

6.     Apple Tasting

Like the XFactor but with apples! There are over 1,200 varieties native to Britain and all taste very different. Which is your favourite?

 

7.     Apple Animals

Use cloves, marshmallows and cocktail sticks to design an animal. Pigs are easiest.

 

8.     Pick apples

It sounds obvious but this simple activity is one of my favourite things to do with my nieces and nephews. Find your closest Community Orchard and pick some apples to cook.

Bramley Apple Competition Winner

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Bramley Apple Tree competition winner announced

Apple Tree Competition

We are pleased to announce that Kate Holderness has won the Bramley Apple in our appletastic facebook competition. Well done Kate, hope you enjoy your tree remember to ask us for some apple tree tips if you need any.

Thanks so much to everyone who took part and shared our competition with friends. We will be having other tree competitions, so please keep your eyes open for more soon. :)

 

Gardening Jobs for November

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November gardening jobs

Time to get tree planting Native Trees

November is a great time to get planting native trees and shrubs, especially deciduous trees. Around this time of year they are dormant and therefore it is an ideal time to plant them. As long as the ground isn’t frosty then you can get out and get your native tree saplings in place for the year ahead. As well as planting trees and shrubs out, November is a great time for doing odd jobs that will protect your trees and plants for the next year and making sure they are ready to cope with the onset of cold wintery conditions brrrr.

Walking in a Wood

Enjoying a walk in the woods. Now is the time to plant your Native Trees!

Need to prune?

When the leaves start to turn then and begin falling off the trees then it is ok to start pruning your fruit trees like apples, pears and so on. However do not prune stone fruit trees like the apricot tree in winter as the sap is being drawn into the tree and pruning at this time would cause damage and may leave the tree vulnerable during the cold winter months.

What to do with the apples

If you are lucky there might be a few apples left hanging around on the trees, even when slightly overripe these can be used for making apple stew; which is excellent served on the Christmas table. You can of course make it now and freeze it so it’s ready for Christmas.

Tying a young tree

Making sure young trees are tied securely to prevent wind damage this winter.

Protect your trees in winter

In wind prone areas it is a really good idea to prune flowering rose bushes by around a third or so. This stops the wind from throwing the branches about and potentially damaging them.

Also it is a good idea to collect the leaves from fallen trees and this can be used. Any sort of mulch around the base of a young tree will provide protection for the roots during the winter months. However be careful using mulch, some smaller perennials and Mediterranean herbs do not like having mulch around them and it can rot them.

Help feed little mouths

If there are many apples or other fruits lying on the ground, don’t be overzealous with the clean up routine, you could leave some for the birds and the insects.

Rowan trees are a great tree to have in the garden and waxwings love the bright red berries, of course if you haven’t already got a rowan tree, then you can’t magic one up but you can help out the birds by putting some bird seed out for the birds during the cold months.

In addition to helping out a little on the food front, mulch around the bottom of trees and the skeletons of trees and bushed not in season can provide shelter for wintering insects.

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