WHITEPINE

Hi,

I have a large sycamore (non bonsai) growing in my back garden, and a very few dead leaves have started to gather at the bottom of the tree. However, I've taken precaustions and put a plastic bag at the base of the beech. Hopefully this will prevent the roots becoming soggy, as its raining again.

Basically summer didn't turn up in the UK this year, and instead we've had torrential rain all through. In one area, one month's worth of rain fell in one hour. I've never seen a summer like it , and I'm told its been the worst in 300 years - and thats only because nobody kept records before then.

On the other hand, the tress that have been planted in baked clay pellets have really thrived, and I will have to prune back hard to keep them in shape.

ps - Bought a Deshojo maple today - a good quality Japanese import. I've never bought one this late, it was the best one I've seen in a long time, so I felt I had to take my opportunity.

All the best
Stephen