|
Home > Archive > UK gardening > March 2007 > Creosote in soil kills lilac tree
You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread.
To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to
this thread please [click here]
| Author |
Creosote in soil kills lilac tree
|
|
| Snowflake 2007-03-27, 5:25 pm |
| My next door neighbour painted our adjoining fence last year with
creosote and my well established lilac tree at 4 ft has died. My
neighbour is pleased because she did not want the tree there at her
fence but I do not know whether I can replant, or is the soil no
longer good for anything? Could I have a lilac in a pot so thet she
can do no more harm?
| |
| judith.lea99@googlemail.com 2007-03-27, 5:25 pm |
| On Mar 27, 9:25 pm, "Snowflake" <ailsa.mac...@tesco.net> wrote:
> My next door neighbour painted our adjoining fence last year with
> creosote and my well established lilac tree at 4 ft has died. My
> neighbour is pleased because she did not want the tree there at her
> fence but I do not know whether I can replant, or is the soil no
> longer good for anything? Could I have a lilac in a pot so thet she
> can do no more harm?
I am really surprised that the fence could be responsible for your
tree loss do you think there could be another reason? Could the soil
have been drenched with something?
Judith
| |
| BoyPete 2007-03-27, 5:25 pm |
| judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> On Mar 27, 9:25 pm, "Snowflake" <ailsa.mac...@tesco.net> wrote:
>
> I am really surprised that the fence could be responsible for your
> tree loss do you think there could be another reason? Could the soil
> have been drenched with something?
>
> Judith
Mmm, creosote laced with arsenic? Time for Poirot?
--
ßôyþëtë
London, UK
| |
| judith.lea99@googlemail.com 2007-03-27, 5:25 pm |
| On Mar 27, 9:34 pm, "BoyPete" <petc...@lineone.net> wrote:
> judith.le...@googlemail.com wrote:
>
>
>
> Mmm, creosote laced with arsenic? Time for Poirot?
> --
> =DF=F4y=FE=EBt=EB
> London, UK
Non, Monsieur, time for soil analysis.
| |
| La Puce 2007-03-28, 1:25 pm |
| On 27 Mar, 21:25, "Snowflake" <ailsa.mac...@tesco.net> wrote:
> My next door neighbour painted our adjoining fence last year with
> creosote and my well established lilac tree at 4 ft has died. My
> neighbour is pleased because she did not want the tree there at her
> fence but I do not know whether I can replant, or is the soil no
> longer good for anything? Could I have a lilac in a pot so thet she
> can do no more harm?
That is so sad. I'm sorry. Lilacs are very strong growers and the
vulgaris ones espcially and I cannot imagine them in a pot. I've grown
lots of lilacs but never in pots. But you could grow the dwarf one
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' in a pot (it is highly scented too which is
nice). It will be high maintenance though, especially at flowering
time when it will require lots of watering and feeding too. Couldn't
you move plant a new lilac on the other side of the garden?
| |
|
| Snowflake wrote:
> My next door neighbour painted our adjoining fence last year with
> creosote and my well established lilac tree at 4 ft has died. My
> neighbour is pleased because she did not want the tree there at her
> fence but I do not know whether I can replant, or is the soil no
> longer good for anything? Could I have a lilac in a pot so thet she
> can do no more harm?
Wasn't creosote banned last year ?
Duncan
|
|
|
|
|