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Old 16-09-2006, 08:33 AM
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Take as big a rootball as you can Squirrel. Give them a good Stake as they may suffer from the wind at that size (I'm 5ft 11" & I do ) then dig the whole for them twice as big as the one they came from & mix some compost into the soil inthe whole & the Back fill material along with something like Blood, fish & bone. then make sure they dont dry out next year (you may want to sink a peice of plastci pipe nest to them to make sure the water gets to the roots) Fingers crossed they should be OK.

If they only have a few branches why not put some posts & wires in and train them as Espaliers, Decorative & productive .... just like me
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