Hi from Johannesburg south Africa. Dip the cuttings in honey. That will increase growth but also prevent rotting as you plant the fresh growth

@DERAMNONA

10 ай бұрын

I have never heard of this but going to try it now. Thank you for sharing 😊

Every significant piece of land has a very old tree who imparts knowledge to the younger trees. It’s known as the Wisdom Tree. Your ancient oak is your Wisdom Tree.

I just want to tell you, once again, how much I love ❤ your new channel and your respect for the land and the creatures that live there! Thank you 😊!

If this does not work, you might try air layering. All you need to do is scrape the new bark off onr side of a new growth, dust with rooting compound then wrap with moist sphagnum moss. Then wrap with plastic secure with tape, or string.

@BonnieG1C

11 ай бұрын

Great minds! That way you get to start with roots. I love that method!

@howardwest1347

11 ай бұрын

Make sure to put rooting compound on the bottoms so they will grow roots otherwise they won’t be able to sustain growth.

@artanddebearickson9729

11 ай бұрын

That's the way I would do it too. Also watch for growth off the roots of the fell tree. If they grow all you need do is chop the new growth and bury that root section to propagate the tree. Good luck! deb

I love watching y’all work together ! Seamless and compliment each other’s work. Cherish each day together. Thank you for allowing us into your world of wonders. Be safe always

No job too big, no job too small you do it all. Love watching your progress. Great job ladies.

Thankyou for showing us your beautiful land. We live in Australia on the edge of a small country town We only have a quarter of an acre but every inch is used My daughter lives with us with now five grandchildren We are in our 70s and will never get to see Scotland but my husbands ancestors originated from there. Mine from Ireland I loved seeing what it’s like where you live. You are so blessed to live there and have each other.

Ah, I absolutely love your home and land. No wonder y’all are so calm.🌹 You two are Treasure Hunters, Master Crafters and Mighty Homesteaders. ❤🌿

How blessed you are to live in such a beautiful place. A life that some of us can only dream of. Wonderful and thank you for sharing.

Isn't nature just the best thing to lift your spirits. To see that poor old tree blown over in the storm was very sad...but look at the way it still clung on. Shooting out saplings and no doubt feeding lots of little creatures that most would dismiss in a heart beat. The old oak tree with the little mose was so lovely. As a child my friends and i used to picnic under an old horse cestnut tree not unlike that one. It had a massive trunk on it and sat right dead centre of a corn field. I cried when it was cut unceremoniously to make way for a council housing. I could not understand why they cut it down. It could have stayed on the estate and made something beautiful, amoungst the rows of similar flat looking houses. A nod to the beauty that was once there. I was so happy to see your cuttings took hold. Beautiful trees in a little wooded area at the bottom of your land. A place for wild life to thrive. Something for futcher genterations to admire. That green house pen thing your building, would have had a kick from me by now. 😂 How irritating it is when you buy goods and they aren't made to a good standard. I mean, what use are nuts and bolts, if they don't fit. 🤦🏼 Well, never mind, you two ladies will get it fixed, i have no doubts at all. Good luck with finishing that off and i look forward to the next episode very soon. Thank you. Xxx

Every year I set my garden up knowing very well that I am doing nothing more than setting the deer’s annual buffet.

Alex and Gail, I just love this new channel! I love watching you work around your property, and seeing your connection to nature. Take care you two.

I just love to watch you two do just about anything. Shwoos and all!

Beautiful video I love trees as well, my parents stay in the borders, they have 2 acres of woodland, they lost a lot of trees to Storm Arwen😢 my mum has grown trees from seeds and acorns, I now have 20 oak trees in my garden, some are just saplings and one is over 20 years old as well as many other trees.

love you preserving nature and your historic trees! 🐓🐔🦄🦚🐝🪲🌳🪴🍀🌿🥰

when i was kid i stood in dog poop. and i used a stick to scrape it off, and because it stunk i stuck it in the ground, 15 years later its a big tree, i dont know what tree it is but i always think about my dog poop tree when i see these types of videos lol

That oak is a wonderful piece of nature to have on your property, as you say, a great home for the myriad of small creatures and birds. So pleased to see your success with those cuttings. More trees for our planet, YAY.

Country living is hard. Ladies you both are clever coming up with solutions! Looks like your trees will survive. Congrats 🎉

Things are so much easier and go so much faster in our imagination. The lesson from the chestnut tree is there's nothing for it but to keep going!

I could not help but think of Groot from “Guardians of the Galaxy “ you are nurturing your very own Groot❤😂

I ❤️ the interaction between these two, their chit chat is soothing to me, I love these sweet gentle people.

Your Land is exquisite 🌿🌳🌿🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴

Oh my gosh you have so so much land, I'm loving exploring it with you both x

🌳I’m not an arborist but I do know about nurse logs. Your tree is a nurse log. Don’t remove all of the new growth! Let the shoots develop on the old tree. Definition: nurse log is a fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings. Broader definitions include providing shade or support to other plants. Some of the advantages a nurse log offers to a seedling are: water, moss thickness, leaf litter, mycorrhizae, disease protection, nutrients, and sunlight.

I am really enjoying this new channel, you have such an idyllic and beautiful area of land that i actually find it very peaceful watching you both carry out tasks in such a wonderful setting. The music you play is beautiful and goes very well with the scenery. It must be hard work keeping up an area like that, but you are doing a great job. I really love the idea of giving back to nature and making changes that help the creatures around us, we are on earth for such a short time in the grand scheme of things, and what we choose to do with our little (or big) plots of land can make a big difference. I very much look forward to seeing some of the projects you have mentioned in the future.

Really enjoyed the video. You two work so well together. Im so glad the tree cutting rooted. Now the old chestnut 🌰 tree can live on.

Old trees are so humbling!❤

Good luck with your new plantings. Thanks for the uploads we enjoy them a lot. Your place is gorgeous.

This is beyond beautiful and so heartwarming..we lose sight of the power of nature in our urban world..even your tiny insects and grasses have a purpose..you two are a treasure to know and watch. So pleased for those tree sprouts ..and the Shwoos! Much love

I giggle whenever Alex' brother makes brief appearances in your videos because he's always such a contrast to you two 😭 he always looks so.... Modern

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

Haha, very true!

@OceanEyesOpenSkyward

11 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. 😅 I love the way you two dress!

Your oak tree! If I had such a magical tree I would celebrate every solstice by visiting it! I'd probably hang fabric and bead strings as offerings.

I’m so jealous of your beautiful property the brook is gorgeous. The oak tree looks very healthy no dead branches.

Whichever one of you that edits does such an amazing job. I love the beautiful music and all of the shots of the flora and fauna you show. 😊❤

Beautiful property! I like the new channel!😊

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🫶🏻🥰

This was your most riveting video yet. Id really struggle to come up with good content. Well played

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤

Aw, I know how bad it hurts when you lose a tree. Especially, a very old tree. We had to cut one down this year and I cried when it fell. I love your new channel and the other two, of course!

You ladies are so busy! Thank you for sharing part of your world with us. You have a wonderful life. Great video, love from Northern California ❤

@johnnabuzby6103

11 ай бұрын

New Bern, NC here in Craven County. Forty-five minutes from the Atlantic Ocean.

I think because it fell right by the water some branches pushed into the wet soil and started rooting, so the tree is now getting water through different rooting system, It's like those plastic root forms you can buy, only this happened naturally. Don't remove the old stums and wood, that fallen tree might just surprise you and keep growing. I have seen this in Palm Springs California, they deliberately cut down Mesquite trees and let them root in the same manor creating a living wind shield /wall. It's amazing to see! Those plastic root forms are a great idea, you can easily create hundreds of trees just from the branches of a single living tree or plant, it is a good way to clone wild berry bushes, roses, fruit trees, even create a whole forest of Oak trees from your one oak tree! all kinds of trees and plants the options are endless! They also make a liquid root starter and powder. You dip the wet ends of your cuttings into them and usually wrap the ends in cotton or something to hold the root starer on them then place them it a wet dirt for rooting, I have used both for rooting pussy willow bushes and roses. I love your property so beautiful! Yor shwoos always makes me smile, they are so curious aren't they! I am so glad your cuttings are growing! I can see how frustrating putting together those green houses are. I have a friend who made a good sized green house from salvages windows and doors, I am envious of you both! I now live on a 4th floor in the city, no lawn or area to grow anything, I wish for the days to be back on a farm again. I am wondering if you may want to consider getting a bush hog for that grass? I think it would be so much easier to cut all that and a lot quicker too. Love your new rake!

This place you live have so much beauty and so much potential for even more beauty!

Your land and oak tree are beautiful! So peaceful and quiet.

Great vid ladies. I wish you success with all your cuttings and completing the construction of the pen. Btw, I love the different musical soundtracks you used in this. Take care.

Mowing is very hard work, but the result is satisfying. 😊

Propagating and replanting native trees: I love to see it! A gentle suggestion: while it's interesting to see the day-to-day of your homestead, I don't really feel like I understand your overall vision for this place, and what you want it to become. I would love to see a video that explains that in a little more detail.

I hope the chestnut gets a new life😊 Very nice idea.. love your property. It's so inviting. Loved the drone shots. Idk why everything a person gets has to be so difficult at times..bless you for your patience.. Eagerly waiting for your videos

What a beautiful property you own. I can just imagine a couple of sheep in that field . Good luck with the cuttings. Love!

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

We don't want any animals in the field

I love how well you two work together. And I am relieved to see I am not the only one who struggles with mail order kits that aren't as sturdy as they should be. I am looking forward to the day you can plant those chestnut trees!

Lovely video ladies! Looking forward to the next one! Love from East Anglia. 💐

Just a thought. Wood cut from this beautiful tree shaped and highly polished might make beautiful jewlery. Who wouldn't want a beautiful piece of ancient history hanging about their neck?!

Your property is just magical, a lot of work but worth it to live in all that green beauty. So glad your cuttings are thriving, especially the Horse Chestnut, what a lovely old tree to lose to weather and age. That Shwoo pen is a real headache ! Hope you can sort it out somehow, you have more patience then I would have. Thank you for another wonderful episode, looking forward to the next one. 🥰🥰 Hugs xx

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, we love it here so much xx

I love that rake!

Like Comment and share ! It helps them !.

That was a huge tree, I hope your cutting do well! Your oak tree is massive too! The willow cutting are impressive, makes me want to try. True treasure hunting :) Thanks Ladies.

You're so lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful views. I'm loving this new channel, girls!! ❤❤

That's funny. I always use peat moss for all my gardening. 😂

What a beautiful old oak !!

A few goats would soon munch down the grass. Beautiful place.

An old fashioned dog trot cabin on that piece of property by the stream would be amazing.

You have a beautiful property there. That oak tree is beautiful and pretty big. Good to see that the cuttings you took from the oak and the willow tree was growing well. Trying to put together the shwoo pen seems hard to get set up. I might get one to have chickens in.

Willows will root in water, grow almost like weeds.... You two rock !🤗

Love seeing more of your actual living conditions. What a beautiful place to live

I live in Carlisle Cumbria & Carlisle castle, the " Boarder Revers regiment is based at the castle " on Scotland road opposite Aldi, is a brass sculptures of a boarder Revers outside some apartments.

So relaxing! I totally enjoyed watching this! And as always, beautiful music 😊😊😊 thanks so much 🙏

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

So pleased to hear you back to normal. I was quite hard to watch you struggling with no energy. Hoooray.

12:22 We can’t punish an innocent tree by cutting it down. Even though that big oak tree may have had some morbid involvement in its lifetime, it has probably sheltered and saved so many birds and critters in the hundreds of years it has survived. ❤

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

Who said we were cutting it down?

Beautiful property! You are very capable and talented women. Your Channels are interesting & peaceful to watch. Funny thing, the drone filming reminds me of flying in my dreams. I look forward to it! I love your sensibilities about life in general. Thank you..❣

Loving the new channel ladies. Gail and Alex Northern Mudlarking and arborist. Can’t wait to see the peahen cage finished.

I imagine, avast community of tiny little creatures, living amongst the roots and inside the great Oak

You do have a beautiful property 😊

In early spring I make willow water out of new growth with buds on it and use it to water my cuttings and it acts like a rooting hormone. I also coat the bottom of my cuttings with diluted honey to prevent bacterial growth. I have not tried to root horse chestnut before since I have them popping up all over the place, but I wish you luck!

Another way of getting a cutting that has roots is called layering and/or air layering. This is where you leave the cutting semi attached or completely attached to the main stem and basically “take the dirt to them”. If you Google “plant reproduction by layering” or air layering you will find loads of info and pictures telling you how this would work.

I love your beautiful home and your nosey shoo bird

HI GAIL AND ALEX!! I LOVE YOUR CHESTNUT TREE AND YOUR OAK TREE, SOOO BIG AND BEAUTIFUL. LOVE THE STREAM NEAR BY SO LOVELY AND CONVENIENT. AN ECOSYSTEM IN ITSELF. NICE TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF YOUR HARD WORK AND PLANTING SAPLINGS. WELL, LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE PROGRESS ON THE FARM. THANKS FOR SHARING AND STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY ❤️ 🙏 LOVE THE SREWS!!❤

If there are square holes, then it's probably for square shank dome ended bolts (to lock them in place whilst tightening the nuts) so there are likely some bolts missing still 😬 I love taking cuttings of trees and I hope the horse chestnuts live! If you were more local to me, I have a bunch of young horse chestnuts from conkers buried by the local squirrel in our garden 😂 It's nice to see ash trees seeding too as they grow quite mighty (provided die-back avoids them!) You both live in a real oasis there!

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

Yes, it has square end bolts, but the square holes were too big

@noraleestone2859

11 ай бұрын

In Ontario, Canada, we've lost hundreds of ash trees, due to the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive species.😱😢 So the ash tree may go the way of the elm, which we lost to Dutch Elm disease 50 or 60 years ago. 😭

@richardserridge2767

11 ай бұрын

@@noraleestone2859 dutch elm disease has wiped out most of our elm in the UK too. Sadly, most things non native are human introduced and people still deny that we do any harm 😕

You go ladies. You are both amazing. Thank you for sharing!

You two are so funny. Getting out your trusty metal detector to hunt for lost bolts. 😂 Good idea actually. 👏 I was hoping you would find treasure. 😁 You should take your metal detector down to the foreshore. I know there is lots of metal there, but maybe you might find something precious. Beautiful land, oak tree, brook, and home. Love that you are trying to save the chestnut tree. It is lovely to see what you both get up to. I hope you are building up a green house to grow food in. 🌳🌱🌿 🎉

* WOW So many Projects. Wish you had taken more Oak cuttings.. Hope they Continue to grow & take root.. Your videos are heart warming and Exhausting.. Can't wait to dee the changes as you continue to enhance your home..

these things always cause problems when we think we are buying a good product and something lets you down on the last leg. I am so glad you managed to get cuttings off your ancient oak so it will live on now for a few more hundred years. As to the willow cuttings they will actually take in just water. If you cut some pencil thin sticks cutting straight across at the bottom and on a slant at the tops. Cut into lengths of about a foot and push two thirds in the ground and they will root by the spring. Love these Lost Tower Diaries keep up the good work. Stay safe and I hope you are both fully recovered now.

That is such a shame about the beautiful tree,my passion is trying to preserve trees. So Thank you both so much for doing the same❤🌱🌳Such a glorious place where you live❤

I’d love to know some of the history of your lovely property. It looks to me as though your home perhaps sits on a man made mound and I wonder if there’s any archaeology in the ground in front of your house. (Could be I’ve been watching too many archaeology programmes!)

I love seeing your field, the water flowing and trees. Oh my what an amazing Chestnut that used to be. It was great seeing that the cuttings took. The mighty oak. Wow! It was great seeing you guys get your metal detectors out and congrats for you finding what you needed. It's too bad the pen was so poorly designed but I'm sure you two will get it up and secure in no time. I loved seeing your Mom go over that fence. She's a strong one. Loving your channel.

You are two brilliant ladies!!! Everything you do together is delightful and heartwarming. I love following the work your doing in your property! ❤

The tree could be turned into Hugelcultur.. A mound you make by leaving the large trunk and piling up layers of soil, mulch (leaves)limbs & twigs until you have a huge mound that becomes a raised bed that you can plant wildflowers, vegetables, & berries

again, what a beautiful home & life u lead.

For good rooting ,you can put willow branches in water use the water as a rooting agent after 48 hours.

You work so well together that's a blessing, I would have been very grumpy 😉 I've no patience 😉 and Alex why on earth hasn't a handsome young man whisked you away, your adorable 🦚🌹, love is the key, always 💞

@janetpendlebury6808

11 ай бұрын

Maybe she is waiting for a beautiful lady to whisk her away?

I’m so happy the cuttings worked and that old tree can live on!

I want tell you, once again how I love your new channel !

Hello Gail and Alex! Love seeing what y'all are up to at home on the farm. Looking forward to the Shwoo pen and other new projects. Such lovely country!! Have a wonderful day...Big ((Hugs)) and Love from Texas!🤗💙😊💜

OMG. Wonderfull life.❤❤❤

Your shrew house reminds me of the frame my neighbour installed for her chickens. (we're in Canada) She's still cussing about Chinese made products.😊

Omg lets send them a good socket set. Metric I'm assuming? Oh and thanks for the snails clise up lol.

Also love the music. Can you provide a play list?

😊😊 i love your home ,yes i like snail's too.hope your trees will grow .

Gail and Alex tv just love it girlie's 😊

Your land is so beautiful. I hope the new cuttings grow for you. Grand old tree that was. The rake works very well.

When I do soft wood cuttings or even hard wood I dip the ends into honey as it helps to stimulate new growth. Once done add a large drink bottle over the top without the lid on. I have done it this way in the past for rosemary cuttings as well as star jasmine. You will find that the old tree has sent down new roots from the side of the trunk and over time new trees will grow up. I can not remember what this type of growth is. Going by the width of the trunk it’s about 100 plus years old, I think it’s for every meter in diameter it’s a 100 years so it could be between 100-20) years old. I think it’s a door mouse that jumped down as they have been making a come back after being in the critical listing if endangered animals. They like to make nests in hollows to have their babies but when they hibernate they snuggle down into the leaf litter at the base of tree roots. I just found out the other day that the acorns the oak tree drops are not it’s children but it’s grandchildren 🙀🙀it has some odd way of generating the flowers and the seeds, the flower part produces some odd bud and then from that it changes the following year into an acorn, each acorn takes 2 years to create a acorn that can be planted. Lol your chooks are going to have a very good meal with all the snails 😹😹😹 The draw back to many of these types of kits bought online have the same failing, I ended up going to the hardware store and looked into the pipe fitting joints to make my own in the end. I also added long lengths of timber along the sides to add weight to the frame and to have support for the rolled up wire that went around mine. I thought at least it gave the bare bones of what I really wanted and was able to add onto it. I placed timber on both sides of the wire around the base but kept it sat on the metal pipes so the wood was not coming in contact with the dirt, this gave added strength to the bottom to help stop critters from getting in under the wire. Take care and have fun🤗🤗🤗

On the hardrians wall Cumbria thevery old tree, which stood alone, someone cut it down. A stranger went & planted a new tree , only for it to be dug up. A few weeks ago

I love everything about this video! I'm a Richardson (a good Border Reiver name 🙂), from Northumberland and very proud of my heritage. I live in Whitby, North Yorkshire now and I love it, but I do miss the wild countryside. That Oak is magnificent! So good to see your little trees are growing. It's such a shame the Schwoo pen is being problematic, but I'm sure you resourceful ladies will solve it 🙂... thank you so much for sharing with us...keep up the good work!

I just love watching you both xx

I bought myself a electric ⚡️ rechargeable Lawnmower it is a dream to have so much easier and so well made a Mikita it’s awesome 😎 I had to save up for it but worth the investment came with 4 batteries I love 💗 it made mowing so much better not easy at 68 but I managed

@TheLostTowerDiaries

11 ай бұрын

That is awesome! We love cordless tools!