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Planting mature trees: from rootball to adaptation
Planting a mature tree is an operation that begins before the lorry arrives. The specimen, the rootball, the access, the lifting equipment and the ground all…
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Natives, cultivars and climate
Plants of the Future: beauty and sustainability in harmony
Contemporary urban environments present a series of challenges that constrain the introduction of nature into these places and its ability to thrive.
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Post-transplant stress: expected symptoms and warning signs
After planting, the tree may slow its growth or lose leaves. Learn to tell adaptation from lack of water, waterlogging or damage.
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Production and training in the nursery·7 min
Production cycles: growing, transplanting, recovering and shaping again
The production of mature trees alternates growth, transplanting, recovery and formation. Find out the technical logic behind these cycles in the nursery.
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Species sheetSelecting species and forms·4 min
Prunus ‘Kanzan’: flowering, form and use in the garden
Prunus ‘Kanzan’ offers intense pink blossom and a crown that opens with age. Find out what space, soil and maintenance it needs.
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’: flowering, size and autumn colour
Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ has an initially narrow crown, white blossom and autumn colour. Find out about its size and care.
ReadRain gardens: when the planting also manages rainwater
A rain garden is a planted depression that receives run-off, holds water temporarily and encourages infiltration or controlled release.
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Species sheetSelecting species and forms·4 min
Red-leaved Acer palmatum: cultivars, differences and uses
Red Acer palmatum vary in habit, leaf and colour. Compare upright and dissectum cultivars and find out where to plant them.
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Selection packSoil, water and maintenance
Riverside sites and wet soils: 7 trees for different water regimes
Moist soils, periodic saturation, riverbanks and prolonged waterlogging call for different responses.
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Root collar and planting depth: a mistake that stays hidden
The root collar should sit close to the surface. Learn how to find it on the rootball and avoid deep planting, settlement and problem roots.
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Sandy, poor soils: how to improve them without creating an isolated planting hole
Sandy soils lose water and nutrients quickly. Find out how to increase retention and organic matter without confining the roots.
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Natives, cultivars and climate
Selecting by functional attributes: a matrix beyond the species name
Selecting by functional attributes lets you compare plants beyond the species name.
ReadSelecting plant material in the design of outdoor spaces
The landscape we see today is the result of centuries of human intervention, intended to improve the human condition and human life.
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Selecting species and forms·4 min
Selecting plants by function: shade, privacy, structure and flowering
Shade, privacy, structure and flowering call for different characteristics. See how to turn the function you want into selection criteria.
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Selecting species and forms·4 min
Selecting plants by place: space, aspect, soil and water
The plant should respond to the space, the aspect, the soil and the water available. Learn the criteria that should be checked before choosing.
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Natives, cultivars and climate
Single, double and sterile flowers: what changes for pollinators
Single, double and sterile flowers can have very different value for pollinators.
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Selection packSelecting species and forms
Small gardens: 7 trees with a contained crown or a narrow footprint
Trees for small gardens should be assessed by width, height, root and relationship with buildings.
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Soil, water and drainage: the foundation of a garden
Plant selection does not make up for compaction, insufficient watering or poor drainage. Understand how these three factors relate to one another.
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Urban tree planting and climate·4 min
Species diversity: reducing risk without losing landscape coherence
A tree planting scheme that depends on a single species is vulnerable to pests, diseases and weather events that affect every tree in much the same way.
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Selecting species and forms·4 min
Species, cultivar and horticultural form: how not to confuse them
Genus, species, cultivar, hybrid and production form mean different things. Learn to read a plant’s name correctly.
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Staking mature trees: systems, aims and common mistakes
Staking stabilises the rootball while the roots establish. Get to know double and triple systems, cables and underground anchoring.
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Selection packSeasonality and phenology
Striking flowers: 7 trees and large shrubs to extend the flowering season
Extending the flowering season calls for a succession, not seven species in flower at the same time.
ReadSubshrubs as ground cover: when they work better than a lawn
Subshrubs work better than a lawn when the surface does not need to be walked on and the aim is to create a mass of planting and protect the soil.
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Soil, water and maintenance·4 min
Sunscald on trunks: how to recognise it and reduce the risk
A change of orientation, reflected heat and loss of shade can damage the bark. Learn to recognise sunscald and protect the trunk.
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100 frequently asked questions on selection, planting, transport, soil and maintenance, answered in a few lines.