londoneye Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 I think thats what it is anyway. I posted on it some time ago, and someone advised this was likely the tree i was describing.Sorry - that started in a very confusing way. Ok - I had this huge tree (see above), which I was about to attempt pruning last summer, but during the period whilst I bolstered my courage with alcohol, and tried to grow a third hand to hold the pruning instructions and the necessary implements, nature took its course, and during a bad storm we lost over a third of the top of one side of tree. Further storm got rid of a bit more, and we had a hideous mess on our hands. Finally managed to get tree professionally pruned, but they (my fault, not theirs) have gone a bit further than OH thought they should. Due to lack of technical knowledge, I asked their advice and took it. Anyway, OH has now convinced himself tree will take at least 5 years to re-grow anything at all - I dont think it will take so long myself, but does anyone know.Oh and to confuse matters even more my neighbour referred to the tree as something like a tilleuil ??? so perhaps it is not a european lime at all ?sorry to ramble - feeling particularly inarticulate today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 The poor tree (and it is a European Lime) has taken a few beatings, but you will see new growth this year.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoneye Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 ah - thank you.heh heh - thats 5 euros i win in the bet with OH then !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Don't make your claim just yet, Londoneye.I believe plants (especially trees) can cope with terrible adversity better than we think, but I have been known to be wrong. Just once or twice.[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 we masacred our overgrown limes just over a year ago. I thought that was it, nothing to do now but make totem poles, but they came back and now need some more!One is visible at:http://www.veytisou.com/snow-Pages/Image0.html-and I nearly cut it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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