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Author:  Fenster [ 20 May 2019, 20:11 ]
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hello all i have bought my first tree a chinese elm (from homebase) so not to expensive and a local club is having a meeting tomorrow so i will be taking it along to get some advice
as i think talking face to face i can learn better on what to do with it

but i have been looking at some larch forests on youtube and think they look amazing and not to expensive to try
and i was wondering where to buy as no one online seems to have any in stock so where would be the best place to look

i will post some before and after pics of my elm once i have had a chance to do some work on it :)

thanks in advance fenster

also is it ok to plant them at this time of year or would i be better off waiting for next the start of next spring ?
Author:  Ben M [ 20 May 2019, 23:07 ]
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Fenster wrote:
but i have been looking at some larch forests on youtube and think they look amazing and not to expensive to try
and i was wondering where to buy as no one online seems to have any in stock so where would be the best place to look

Are you looking to buy a larch forest (ready made), larch trees (to make your own), or larch seeds (to grow your own)?

I bought some Japanese Larch trees earlier this year (a great price for bare root trees), but it's a bit late in the year now. Mine were from https://3fatpigs.co.uk/
Author:  Brendan [ 20 May 2019, 23:12 ]
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Hi Fenster Update your avatar etc to say where you are. People will likely know where to send you if they know what's local to you.

But your local club is best.
Author:  Fenster [ 21 May 2019, 06:11 ]
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@ brendan will do

and ben i was looking to make my own will wait untill next year then

cheers
Author:  Sizzla [ 21 May 2019, 06:49 ]
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Ben M wrote:
Fenster wrote:
but i have been looking at some larch forests on youtube and think they look amazing and not to expensive to try
and i was wondering where to buy as no one online seems to have any in stock so where would be the best place to look

Are you looking to buy a larch forest (ready made), larch trees (to make your own), or larch seeds (to grow your own)?

I bought some Japanese Larch trees earlier this year (a great price for bare root trees), but it's a bit late in the year now. Mine were from https://3fatpigs.co.uk/


I wouldn't recommend bare root larch to make a forest, I ordered 5 from them and only two made it through their first year. The roots are not suitable for our purposes either. Just long thick vertical roots that will never fit in a shallow pot.

Buy plug/cell grown trees they are smaller but they will grow as soon as you plant them instead of sulking for months. And the roots are compact and fine enough to fit into a shallow pot. They thicken suprisingly quickly in the first year. And I've had 100% success rate.

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The wire has already started to bite in on mine
Author:  darreng [ 21 May 2019, 09:30 ]
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Ditto Sizzla, I'll not bother with bare-root conifers, cell grown for me too
Author:  Fenster [ 22 May 2019, 10:34 ]
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Thanks for the reply’s.

Where would one go about buying cell grown ?
From a garden center or a specialist

Thanks again
Author:  Sizzla [ 22 May 2019, 11:47 ]
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Got mine from eBay, whinhill nursery and Highland trees
Author:  Gary Jones [ 22 May 2019, 14:12 ]
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Most online tree nurseries seem to offer various options.
Author:  Paul B [Swindon] [ 22 May 2019, 21:18 ]
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Chris Thomas will have loads of larch of all ages at the Swindon 'Winter Image' show on 23rd Feb 2020........... Just ready to be potted up and made into forests.

Ordering online you get what you are given so much better to select the ones you need
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