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What to do with Conifer trunk
nodlisab
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As I am to old and decrepid to dig it out ,any suggestions what I can do with this old conifer trunk.
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Put some netting round it and grow a clematis or any climber you prefer.
You will need to loosen the soil around it and apply some nice well rotted compost. The tree wont branch out again so marvelous for a climber.
I'd use an evergreen one then once it's covered you'll never see the netting again
In the sticks near Peterborough
So would I!
Cut off at a chosen height and add a table top to make a garden table to sit at or a shallow bowl to make a bird bath or feeder
Thanks everyone,think I will go with the Clematis,any suggestions which one would be the best.
Before you decide on a plant...
This evening a friend showed me what they had done to an old tree trunk which was was slightly smaller in height than yours. The top 2ft has been carved into an owl and painted in natural colours. It looks ever so effective behind shrubs and at the back of the border.
She got the idea when in a local shop where wooden, hand carved ornaments were being sold and asked the shop keeper if he would carve something into the stump.