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Offline nichola

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Lilac trees
« on: September 30, 2014, 15:05:05 PM »
Has anyone ever seen lilac trees at any of the local garden centres?



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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2014, 18:12:39 PM »
We bought one at Saffet Yagli's (Ovacik).  I suspect they aren't entirely same as ones in UK and ours is slow to get going (we have had it a year or more).

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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2014, 21:20:03 PM »
I wonder if I can choose what I want and they can order it in for me. I read they take 4-5 years to really get going and quite a lot to consider when planting I noticed when looking at sites on how to care for them. Don't over fertilise, water regularly if no rain, no grass around them to quite a wide area, plenty of sun and that's just what I remember off the top of my head.

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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2014, 21:33:23 PM »
My mum had a lilac tree/bush whatever and it was like a bloody triffid! Getting going didn't seem to be a problem for it.

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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2014, 13:22:58 PM »
See, I dont think the Turkish lolac is quite the same as what's in the UK.  Certainly this one seems weedier and the flowers arent as beautifully scented.  But I have high hopes for it in the future.

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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2015, 21:31:36 PM »
Does anyone know, KKOB maybe, the Turkish for bone meal. I was delighted to discover I already have an established lilac tree in the garden but it looks like it needs some tlc and someone tonight suggested bone meal as something they had tried in the past with outstanding results.

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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2015, 07:38:10 AM »
Nichola, try the little shop along the back of the Everyday Fruit & Veg Market. He might not understand bonemeal but he'll definitely know fertiliser. Take a photo of the tree or a leaf with you.

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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2015, 09:34:50 AM »
Have you tried the heart of town?

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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2015, 10:09:05 AM »
what's the heart of town tiggsy   :)

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Re: Lilac trees
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2015, 14:58:24 PM »
I started a Lilac tree off in a pot, it was a small tree.  I kept changing the pot for a bigger one and fed the plant once a week on Miracle Grown.  In 3 years it is now been transplanted into the garden.  I will continue with the once a week feed.




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