When I plant a tree I always put a lenght of drain pipe down to the roots before back filling the hole. I then know when I water it's getting down to the roots. All trees this last year suffered in the heat but mine never lacked water as it was going to where it did most good. All the best to you and your family and the staff at the nursery.
That is an excellent idea…..I have seen it done with older trees and huge semi matures but not younger trees…..with less predictable weather and dry spells it seems like good insurance. Many thanks and best wishes….Malcolm
Love the fog, and it is good to be alive. Thanks for the video. I think you will always be able to say "we" when speaking of Egglestons, your essence is in everything there. Have a Wonderful Holiday, be well.
Thanks Malcolm. A breath of fresh air and a masterclass in prep and planting of maiden fruit trees. I hope we will hear from you all again in the new year. Keep well.
Good little episode! Agree about the young trees. Trouble is when you are able t0 afford to plant a bunch of trees, you’re looking at your lifespan before you! Better to plant for posterity, and then be amazed when you live to see them lovely!
Ahh a return to more frequent postings ... I do look forward to these, Proper entertainment (none of this PC stuff) and knowledge sharing ... what could be better ... with a bit of OK scenery thrown in ... The working mans Geoffrey Smith ... I do miss him. Merry Christmas from the depths of Warwickshire
Always an xtra dimension when its you Malc, " better to do it yourself" when talking about maidens.. Great to see you at Eggleston, a fantastic xmas to you and all the team.
So there's a term for plants that have been in a pot too long. I used to plant as many metasequoia as I could I'd order a bunch of tiny ones and grew them out to plant in my clients properties. I had one remaining that I grew for 2 seasons it was pot and all 3 feet but I needed one more for a job last minute. So I went out a purchased one at the same height. I noticed when I planted the 2 the one I purchased was fairly root bound. 5 years down the road the one I grew is pushing 15 feet the other is half that. I've been studying the two and watching the "checked" one struggle I caught on to this phenomenon with the 2 not knowing it had a name. Thank you Malcolm I now have a name for it!
Good points here on root to foliage ratio. Small volume of roots that can grow (mainly on outside of rootball) to high volume of foliage means branch loss or even tree loss cos the cooling is not effective. Not enough water can be transpired to cool the leaves so the tree gets rid of them. The volume of water needed to cool the leaves to a temperature optimum for photosynthesis far outweighs the water required to transport nutrients to the leaves. Maidens look to have roots that are ready to shoot unbound, and not many potential leaves. This looks to be a key. The root to foliage ratio is balanced or over balanced to roots even. Ppl that can't be assed learning (often low in trait openness) won't realise this even if you tell them 😂
Just had to reply to you Eileen, I live in Canada and my maiden name was Tarrant, which was really rare when I was young. I came from Gateshead 50 years ago Maybe way back when we are somewhat remotely related LOL
@@dorothyandrews8872 hello nice to hear from you, my husband was a Tarrant but we only married in my 50s so I don’t know much about his ancestors but we were from Nottinghamshire but you never know these days have a lovely Christmas 👍ET
@@eileentarrant9876 I think my Grandfather came from London within the sound of Bow Bells, and then went up north I guess when he got married. Anyway, lovely to hear from you and Have a very merry Christmas
Nature is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing the stunning views of the plains and the fog. Wishing you and Lisa and the rest of the crew most amazing Christmas! And will be looking forward to the next video. This one was delightful surprise!
Thanks for the surprise bonus video! Regarding fog, Imused to live near a reservoir with a causeway road crossing it. Many nights a really scary thin line of fog would come out of the water and reach over the road in a horrifying display. Dunno why always the same.
Very happy surprise video,,I have done a step over,as seen in previous videos,I have made it on to the wire,I get cutting the laterals back in july,but the main horizontal growth ,going along the wire,do you ever cut that back thanks
Yes David…I reduce the horizontals extension growth by about a third in winter…….then allow the strongest lead shoot to train along the wire….meaning I don’t cut that shoot back in July. What this does is activate more buds along the step over which you cut back as you said in July/august to about two buds…..creating a series of spurs along the the length of the stepover, these bear the fruit each year……if you just allowed the leader to grow you wouldn’t get as many fruiting spurs along the length of the plant. So. Laterals all cut back July/august leaving a strong shoot at the end to continue along your wire which you cut back by a third in winter….repeat the process until the allotted space has been filled then just do everything in summer. Hope that helps. Best wishes…Malcolm
The first ones I picked up were apples Richard….but a ‘maiden’ can be any type of tree as it refers to the growth and age…..you could use the term sapling if it were seed grown I guess but we tend to just refer to the young nursery stock as maidens. As for varieties there are too many to name, but personally I like to grow as dessert (eating)Worcester Permian, Katy, Fiesta, Crispin, Greensleeves, Peasgood nonsuch, Brownlees Russett and Meridian, but there are many more; As for culinary (cookers) I would grow Lord Derby, Rev W Wilkes, Grenadier, Keswick Codling…..I do like Bramley but being a biennial bearer lets it down. James Grieve is a good reliable dual purpose apple as is Tom Putt if you can find it…..but as with most things it’s down to personal taste….Climate isn’t so important as it was.Best wishes….Malcolm
@@plantsmanscorner128 Thank you Malcolm. There is so much great info in your short video. I live here in Virginia, USA and its tough convincing people to plant an oak, maple seedling or what we call an apple whip rather than wasting big money on large trees. Those apples you have there are all so fascinating. We have our own here like Winesap, Limbertwig and Horse. Great, all purpose, heirloom southern varieties many started as seedlings by 18th and 19th century settlers from the British Isles and even France.. Thanks again for your nice videos1
Maiden trees should be planted on those moors. That was originally full of trees and teeming with wildlife before everything was chopped down. It's now an ecological desert. Bet you're not aware.
I was actually Mark, but it’s always worth being reminded. Many years ago I wrote a whole article about the ‘bones’ of the ancient forests that are now Rannoch moor in Scotland. Best wishes…Malcolm
Thanks for busting a gonad, moorland is a distant memory for this migrant now antipodean. Plus info re maiden trees very useful for my inner city no choice but potted orchard. Merry yuletide to your poetess and her gardener x.
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Great information as usual, loved the walk on the moors. Thank you.
When I plant a tree I always put a lenght of drain pipe down to the roots before back filling the hole. I then know when I water it's getting down to the roots. All trees this last year suffered in the heat but mine never lacked water as it was going to where it did most good. All the best to you and your family and the staff at the nursery.
That is an excellent idea…..I have seen it done with older trees and huge semi matures but not younger trees…..with less predictable weather and dry spells it seems like good insurance. Many thanks and best wishes….Malcolm
Love the fog, and it is good to be alive. Thanks for the video. I think you will always be able to say "we" when speaking of Egglestons, your essence is in everything there. Have a Wonderful Holiday, be well.
I need more sir! You can't be gone so long LOL
Love this video…..more like this please Malcolm
Thanks Malcolm. A breath of fresh air and a masterclass in prep and planting of maiden fruit trees. I hope we will hear from you all again in the new year. Keep well.
Good little episode! Agree about the young trees. Trouble is when you are able t0 afford to plant a bunch of trees, you’re looking at your lifespan before you! Better to plant for posterity, and then be amazed when you live to see them lovely!
I love it when you take us out onto the Moors.
Malcolm you are a great teacher, we appreciate you.
Love your show/channel and wish it was on BritBox so I could watch it in higher quality/resolution.
Ahh a return to more frequent postings ... I do look forward to these, Proper entertainment (none of this PC stuff) and knowledge sharing ... what could be better ... with a bit of OK scenery thrown in ... The working mans Geoffrey Smith ... I do miss him.
Merry Christmas from the depths of Warwickshire
Thanks Malcolm, learned a ton. Beautiful views from the moors, glad to see your pups enjoying a romp.
Always an xtra dimension when its you Malc, " better to do it yourself" when talking about maidens.. Great to see you at Eggleston, a fantastic xmas to you and all the team.
So there's a term for plants that have been in a pot too long. I used to plant as many metasequoia as I could I'd order a bunch of tiny ones and grew them out to plant in my clients properties. I had one remaining that I grew for 2 seasons it was pot and all 3 feet but I needed one more for a job last minute. So I went out a purchased one at the same height. I noticed when I planted the 2 the one I purchased was fairly root bound. 5 years down the road the one I grew is pushing 15 feet the other is half that. I've been studying the two and watching the "checked" one struggle I caught on to this phenomenon with the 2 not knowing it had a name. Thank you Malcolm I now have a name for it!
Thank you for sharing this! Also, lovely views of the hills in the fog.
Thankyou for sharing, the fog is amazing & incredible views, I hope your Jacobs defrosted ok. Great info on the tree’s
Thank you for the present. Best wishes and Merry Christmas!
Good points here on root to foliage ratio. Small volume of roots that can grow (mainly on outside of rootball) to high volume of foliage means branch loss or even tree loss cos the cooling is not effective.
Not enough water can be transpired to cool the leaves so the tree gets rid of them. The volume of water needed to cool the leaves to a temperature optimum for photosynthesis far outweighs the water required to transport nutrients to the leaves.
Maidens look to have roots that are ready to shoot unbound, and not many potential leaves. This looks to be a key. The root to foliage ratio is balanced or over balanced to roots even.
Ppl that can't be assed learning (often low in trait openness) won't realise this even if you tell them 😂
How lovely and atmospheric ,nice to see you again Malcom 😘 where’s the poetress merry Christmas to all and a peaceful and prosperous new year xx ET🎄
Just had to reply to you Eileen, I live in Canada and my maiden name was Tarrant, which was really rare when I was young.
I came from Gateshead 50 years ago Maybe way back when we are somewhat remotely related LOL
@@dorothyandrews8872 hello nice to hear from you, my husband was a Tarrant but we only married in my 50s so I don’t know much about his ancestors but we were from Nottinghamshire but you never know these days have a lovely Christmas 👍ET
@@eileentarrant9876 I think my Grandfather came from London within the sound of Bow Bells, and then went up north I guess when he got married. Anyway, lovely to hear from you and Have a very merry Christmas
A very happy Christmas to you and yours.
So enjoyed this video. Thank you Malcolm.
Nature is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing the stunning views of the plains and the fog. Wishing you and Lisa and the rest of the crew most amazing Christmas! And will be looking forward to the next video. This one was delightful surprise!
Thanks for the surprise bonus video! Regarding fog, Imused to live near a reservoir with a causeway road crossing it. Many nights a really scary thin line of fog would come out of the water and reach over the road in a horrifying display. Dunno why always the same.
Good to see you
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and yours.
Thanks! You made my day!
Another very informative video Malcolm. Love the hat, any links? Happy Christmas to all.
Did you film a second video on the daphne?
Very happy surprise video,,I have done a step over,as seen in previous videos,I have made it on to the wire,I get cutting the laterals back in july,but the main horizontal growth ,going along the wire,do you ever cut that back thanks
Yes David…I reduce the horizontals extension growth by about a third in winter…….then allow the strongest lead shoot to train along the wire….meaning I don’t cut that shoot back in July. What this does is activate more buds along the step over which you cut back as you said in July/august to about two buds…..creating a series of spurs along the the length of the stepover, these bear the fruit each year……if you just allowed the leader to grow you wouldn’t get as many fruiting spurs along the length of the plant. So. Laterals all cut back July/august leaving a strong shoot at the end to continue along your wire which you cut back by a third in winter….repeat the process until the allotted space has been filled then just do everything in summer. Hope that helps. Best wishes…Malcolm
We hope you are well????
Malcolm, where are you? 😁
Yes mate!
These are apple trees, correct? I dont recall it mentioned. If so, what varieties are prevalent there in that part of Britain?
I'm pretty sure? When he mentioned the step overs which are apples I knew the answer I think anyway. I think maiden is a form of training or pruning?
The first ones I picked up were apples Richard….but a ‘maiden’ can be any type of tree as it refers to the growth and age…..you could use the term sapling if it were seed grown I guess but we tend to just refer to the young nursery stock as maidens. As for varieties there are too many to name, but personally I like to grow as dessert (eating)Worcester Permian, Katy, Fiesta, Crispin, Greensleeves, Peasgood nonsuch, Brownlees Russett and Meridian, but there are many more; As for culinary (cookers) I would grow Lord Derby, Rev W Wilkes, Grenadier, Keswick Codling…..I do like Bramley but being a biennial bearer lets it down. James Grieve is a good reliable dual purpose apple as is Tom Putt if you can find it…..but as with most things it’s down to personal taste….Climate isn’t so important as it was.Best wishes….Malcolm
@@plantsmanscorner128 Thank you Malcolm. There is so much great info in your short video. I live here in Virginia, USA and its tough convincing people to plant an oak, maple seedling or what we call an apple whip rather than wasting big money on large trees. Those apples you have there are all so fascinating. We have our own here like Winesap, Limbertwig and Horse. Great, all purpose, heirloom southern varieties many started as seedlings by 18th and 19th century settlers from the British Isles and even France.. Thanks again for your nice videos1
Hope you are well ???
I’ve missed the little pheasant ending lol
Are you on Instagram?
Maiden trees should be planted on those moors. That was originally full of trees and teeming with wildlife before everything was chopped down. It's now an ecological desert. Bet you're not aware.
I was actually Mark, but it’s always worth being reminded. Many years ago I wrote a whole article about the ‘bones’ of the ancient forests that are now Rannoch moor in Scotland. Best wishes…Malcolm
Splendid. Thank you. Please publicise this and tell people.
It looks quiet out there. 🔇
Thanks for busting a gonad, moorland is a distant memory for this migrant now antipodean. Plus info re maiden trees very useful for my inner city no choice but potted orchard. Merry yuletide to your poetess and her gardener x.
Where are you Malcom these other guys are boring as hell !!!!!!
Just putting together a new video Lena…….usual stuff and a grafting demonstration. Amanda smutty as ever!