Oh Gosh!!..... Not Feeling So Guilty Now...

That was lucky it was clearly dead in the middle. what do you fancy putting in there then?

I was thinking one of the smaller spreading ferns in that one Seaburn...

Gosh that was lucky,its a lovely looking colour stump,will look nice with a plant in it.

Wonder if our Willow had the same problem? Looked fine.

If the hole is big enough You could have a pot plant there and change it with the season, or when you felt like it.

Hey presto! Yes, that was a poorly tree indeed. Looking forward to the fernery.

Phew! That could have been nasty...looking forward to seeing the new development ☺

Agree - and great that you dont' have t feel guilty any more!

You made a good decision then in the end! Like the others above I'm looking forward to seeing your fernery! Have you now decided what you are going to put in the hollow in the trunk?

It was meant to go wasn't it, could have been very nasty if it had fallen, unlike the apple tree the willow didn't have any signs of being distressed in any way, the main reason for why I felt guilty.
I was thinking of trying one of the smaller spreading ferns in that hole but I'm still pondering, also thought about a piece of the black grass, however that I think is earmarked for the apple tree stump...I have to browse all the various pages to see other peoples creations...

Will you plant something in the hole or get rid of the stump

I'm going to plant it up Hywel, was thinking one of the little spreading ferns and then let Mother Nature do her thing with lichens and mosses...

Our willow has been struck by lightening twice now, we had to cut a big bough off where it was split. We stacked the logs & they all sprouted!

It'll be interesting to see your stumpery developing.

Looking forward to your fernery , so low maintenance as well which is a bonus , I use my fern corner to dump all the leaves in the Autumn which they enjoy.

GW two weeks ago they had that guy he grew 100's of them

Gg

Gf I sincerely hope my stump doesn't sprout, in fact I was wondering about treating it, I know they can sprout quite easily as I've used branches in the past to make wigwams and had those sprout...

Gnarly I'm weeks behind with GW, I always record them and watch at my leisure, I'll have to look out for that one, my leaves can go in the same place when the time comes, I considered bark but only used it once before in our dogrun, it was a complete mess with two dogs and I vowed never again, its a lot easier to clean up off the grass..

It'll look lovely with a fern it - g/l choosing the right one for it :)

Phew,that could have been an accident waiting to happen,Sue..what a good job you cut it down beforehand..I agree with others..a fern would look nice :o)