The apples look about the same size as mine do right now - so it may be that they're an eating variety but the fruits are not quite at full size. Not lily of the valley, but you may need to be careful if they're grape hyacinths - they can be as bad as mint! I'd agree with nut about the geraniums. Some aren't up to much, and others are great. You can cut them back quite hard, and they'll bounce back - sometimes with another flush of late flowers. Otherwise, keep a note of where they are, and an eye out for them flowering next year, then decide if you want to keep them.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Red maple yes, thank you - yes, I think they are stressing me out, as they are mixed in with lots of weeds as well!
Fairygirl Ah, ok, so they need to grow some of them were partially red, so I thought they looked a bit like apples, but they looked small so wasn't sure.. Will see how they are in a month or so.
The grape hyacinths are in pots so I think they are well restrained!
I will wait for the flowers - to be honest, I don't know much about geraniums, my dad used to like the ones in pots, but I have never liked them I will see how they look when they flower! Thanks
I think they are eating apples but needed thinning out earlier in the season. It looks like a young tree and can't support that many fruit, especially this year - alll of mne are smaller than usual due to the drought. You can thin them out now and doing so may help the others to get a bit larger. There seem to be a few with insect damage so you could start by removing those (unless you like grubs in your apples!)
I'd also remove any small or misshapen fruit.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
The hardy geraniums like you have are very different - usually softer colours, mostly blues and pinks - and lots of different heights. See if you like them, when they flower.
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Bob's right about the apples too - I should have mentioned the thinning out and removing bit! I've had a bumper crop, but in addition to the normal June drop [when the tree naturally sheds excess fruits when they're tiny] I've removed quite a lot as they won't all mature. Anything rough looking or damaged/diseased.
Wriggly stuff inside the fruit is never good, Bob!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Bobthegardener Thank you for the info! I have had a quick read on thinning - so I can leave one or two at every cluster? The branches look really long and dangly, they will probably need pruning later in the year?
JennyJ Yes, the ones you have linked to are the same as the ones my dad likes! I will see how they look when they flower
Fairygirl Thank you again! It feels so weird taking out healthy looking fruit but I understand what is being achieved here.
Thanks again everyone, have picked up lots of useful info!
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Not lily of the valley, but you may need to be careful if they're grape hyacinths - they can be as bad as mint!
I'd agree with nut about the geraniums. Some aren't up to much, and others are great. You can cut them back quite hard, and they'll bounce back - sometimes with another flush of late flowers. Otherwise, keep a note of where they are, and an eye out for them flowering next year, then decide if you want to keep them.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Red maple yes, thank you - yes, I think they are stressing me out, as they are mixed in with lots of weeds as well!
Fairygirl Ah, ok, so they need to grow
The grape hyacinths are in pots
I will wait for the flowers - to be honest, I don't know much about geraniums, my dad used to like the ones in pots, but I have never liked them
Thank you everyone, much appreciated!
Wriggly stuff inside the fruit is never good, Bob!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
JennyJ Yes, the ones you have linked to are the same as the ones my dad likes! I will see how they look when they flower
Fairygirl Thank you again! It feels so weird taking out healthy looking fruit but I understand what is being achieved here.
Thanks again everyone, have picked up lots of useful info!