Only somebody who has been following this Abingdon Blog for a very long time might remember Parts 1 – 4.
In 2006 I started to photograph 3 young trees on my regular dog walks to watch their progress
from winter 2006
through Spring 2006
through Summer 2006
and back to winter of the same year.
It is time for an update…
Tree 1 is flourishing on the Ock Valley Walk and can be seen in the centre of this picture. Its tree guard has been redeployed to another younger tree.
The second tree looks to be doing OK …
but from another angle can be seen that its mate is developing into one of those interesting – not quite upright – trees.
The final tree from Part 1 – 4 did not survive but has been replaced by another tree, with much better protection.
Abingdon Horticultural Society had a talk by Ken Burras about growing trees. I learnt a lot about the cultivation of trees. For instance they have to be grown so that people can walk below them and the grass can be maintained. Also branches have to be removed so that they will grow into a nice shape. One of the suggestions made at the South Abingdon Residents Planning group was to grow more wild bulbs and flowers to underplant trees and shrubs