Trees on gate posts

[Agrivator]

The thread on ''widening gates'' reminds me of our latest forestry project.

We have Sitka Spruce trees growing out of the rotting tops of at least two of our gate posts. One of them is about 18'' high and growing.

Can anyone beat it? Can I apply for a planting grant?

 

[Dry Rot]

I've been filling in pot holes on my road today. I was thinking I need to do something about the grass growing up the middle. Then when I looked closer, I could see it is a carpet of birch seedlings! Should I carefully dig them up and replant, or just leave them and hope I get afforested in?

 

[dudders]

Beech tree growing out of the stump of an oak I cut in the stream-bank a few years ago.

It's only going to die at some point, so I might extract it and plant somewhere it'll have a chance.

 

[Henarar]

mountain ash grow out of an old dead pollard

 

[Av Gorritt]

There's a tree (bush?) growing out of the top of an old stone- built factory chimney locally . Not sure what kind , but it's been there a time , and seems to be thriving . there are also quite a number of young conifers growing on the moor above us , not actually planted as such , I'm told , but came as seed in bales of heather spread out up there for regeneration purposes . I bet if you tried to replicate either of these self grown plants , you'd have a bit of difficulty trying to do it the same way .

 

[primmiemoo]

Had a small Holly growing on an outstretched limb of an Ash for years. There were ferns growing around the Holly, too. The Ash has died of old age, and the limb has fallen, sadly.

 

[Lazy Sod]

I have a silver birch trying to grow between some paving slabs. I keep cutting it off as low as I can, but it keeps coming back.

 

[Goggles]

We have a budlia growing at the top of a chimney.

 

[Lazy Sod]

It's amazing where those things will grow.

 

[dudders]

Doing some clearing up today and found these in a pile of old bricks - 3 little birches making a go of things.

Amazing how tenacious some plants can be. If only it were the same with sheep.

 

[britt]

Dad used some green oak as a gate post years ago and it sprouted twigs and leaves.