Trres And Shrubs In November

Deciduous shrubs and trees can still be planted in suitable weather.

If flower buds appear on azaleas and rho­dodendrons, protect them from the birds with a spray-on deterrent.

If night-time frosts occur, postponethe planting of evergreen shrubs and hedges until the spring, or you may lose them.

Shrubs to be trained up wallscan be planted now. Take hardwood cuttings now from ceanothus, forsythia, kerria, laurel, laburnum, planes, poplars and willows. They should be about 8 ins (20 cm) long, and inserted for about half their length in open ground after treatment with a hormone rooting compound. Check base of li lac trees for suckers and remove.