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15-09-2007, 03:09 PM
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| | | My tree
About a year ago I planted a tiny "Chaste Tree"in my front garden
This is the tidy but often neglected garden,you see it vaguely as you
drive off and briefly as you go in
Today was different in a patch of late afternoon sunshine stands a pretty blue tree its flower spikes absolutely alive with small bumblebees mumbling around the flowers its delicate perfume warmed to heady by the sun,how on earth did I miss this before?
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15-09-2007, 04:44 PM
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| | | Re: My tree
Hi Nightshade,
My MiL gave me a small one for my birthday. It hasn't flowered this year , but hopefully I can look forward to some blooms next year. Are there any maintenance tips to keeping it healthy - when to prune and so on.
Cheers,
Adam |
15-09-2007, 05:25 PM
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| | | Re: My tree
Hello Adam,I planted this one in a heavy clay soil,plenty of good compost, blood fish and bone,some sharp-sand mixed into the existing soil and forgot about it (until today)
hence my suprise
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15-09-2007, 06:13 PM
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| | | Re: My tree
What an attractive tree! To be honest I had never heard of it so just Googled it. It's berries have alsorts of medicinal properties, I see why it gets the name "chaste" now  . | | |
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