After a very dry March, it was decided that it was time to start the weekly watering of the trees that were planted in the Autumn.
A few of the trees are now coming into leaf and flower in this warm weather.
We were very lucky with the weather on Saturday 25th January for the Friends of Hampshire Farm Meadows work party.
The ‘Re-elming’ of Hampshire will provide a huge support to wildlife that relied on this once ubiquitous tree.
As part of Hampshire Forest Partnership's Disease Resistant Elms Trial, 10 Disease Resistant Elms have been planted around the arboretum.
This year’s tree planting in the arboretum took place on 30th November to coincide with national tree planting week. Around a dozen people turned up to plant 34 trees.
It is with great sadness we report that trustee Richard Hitchcock died on 19th August 2024 in hospital.
The 25th May saw The 'Friends of Hampshire Farm Meadows' group have a second work party in the arboretum to finish off the mulching of this year’s new trees.
The 'Friends of Hampshire Farm Meadows' group had a working party on the 27th of April. Their volunteers helped the EVMA mulch the trees that were planted in December.
A few of the trees are now coming into leaf and flower in this warm weather.
Some of the Birch trees are just starting to leaf up in the nice warm weather we are having, they are displaying nice fresh new green leaves.
Around the outside of the arboretum the Blackthorn is in full blossom giving a fine display.
The Juneberry tree is in full flower.
The Katsura tree has dainty heart shaped leaves, the first flush of leaves are shrimp pink, in the photo just the leaf stalks are pinkish.
