Ned
Acer pseudoplatanus
Self-seeded from the parent sycamore next door, and grew into a young tree several metres tall with a single main trunk. Sycamores reach 20–30 m, which was never going to work against the fence. His siblings still turn up as seedlings every spring.
- Common name
- Sycamore
- Section
- Pots & containers
- Spot
- Garden
- Soil
- Garden soil
- From
- Self-sown (from next door's sycamore), 2015
- Age
- About 11 years
- Next repot
- tbc
- Edible
- ❌ No. Also, he is a stump now.
- Hardy
- tbc
- Garden-centre price
- Retained stump: no retail comparison
Care & updates
- Observation
Felled. A stump of roughly knee height is left by the fence, cut in stages with a sliver of trunk still standing, and the trunk sections are lying alongside. Sycamore stumps resprout strongly, so watch for new shoots in spring.
- Observation
Healthy, dense canopy and already heavy with its own seed keys. Trunk and lower side stems are very close to the fence panel; watch for pressure and rubbing as it thickens.
- Observation
Decision made to take him down: roots found heading towards the concrete path behind the fence. Cuttings taken as an experiment (see Sycamore cuttings).
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