Chew Valley Trees - News & Blog
Improving fruit size and quality
July 5th, 2010Leaving fruits on the tree in the hope of a heavy crop this year could result in much lighter crop the following year or even no fruit development at all.
Tree Of The Week Cercis siliquastrum Judas tree
May 11th, 2010A deciduous tree with rosy pink blossom and heart shaped leaves.
Tree Of The Week Acer Circinatum Vine Maple
May 4th, 2010A small tree or large shrub the leaves are prettily tinted in summer and turn beautiful orange and red shades in autumn.
Tree Of The Week Malus Rudolf
April 26th, 2010A small tree of upright habit with flowers of deep red.
White Flowered Japanese Cherry Trees
April 23rd, 2010Prunus Umineko and Prunus Tai Haku are two of the best single flowered white cherries.
Tree Of The Week Amalanchier lamarkii
April 19th, 2010In almost everyones list of the best trees for small gardens, this North American deciduous plant is either described as large shrub or a small tree of bushy spreading habit.
Bare root season ends
April 7th, 2010As Easter is the traditional end of the season for bare root plants we will this week be removing bare root trees and transplants from the online shop.
Tree of the week Salix Caprea Pendula Kilmarnock Willow
April 6th, 2010Weeping trees are always a good option for a small garden. One of the most spectaculer is the Kilmarnock Willow, Salix Caprea Pendula.
Tree Of the Week Photinia x Fraserii Red Robin
March 8th, 2010This hardy evergreen which can be grown as a shrub or a small tree has glossy, dark green, leathery leaves. It is mainly grown for the new growth which bursts forth early in the spring in a fiery red, giving a stunning display.
Grow your own firewood
March 8th, 2010Ulike the burning of fossil fuels like coal, gas or oil, burning firewood releases no more greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) than would be produced were the wood to simply rot on the forest floor.