The 2025 Yamadori/Collecting Thread

[The Barber]

Some of today's collects

This winged elm has major winging.

Also collected this slippery elm.

Not sure what this guy is yet, possibly an elm as well. Already has well developed ramification.

 

[zens]

This is my first Yamadori for 2025. In a friends garden and they had tried to get rid of it in many ways over the last year. Its a big lavender star and true to its tough nature had new buds at 6 days post dig early autumn (sthn hemisphere). Looking forward to the future carving work.

 

[stubmle]

interesting ERC

Some of those might be worth collecting if feasible. Their own foliage kinda sucks, but if I recall right Nick Lenz said they take grafts well.

 

[ponderingsage]

Looks like a cool spot

Did some collecting yesterday and today at my new honeyhole. This quarry has winged, slippery, and American elm growing in it, along with some interesting eastern red cedar.

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This monster eastern red cedar in a rock pocket is about 50 feet from where I park.
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Big curvy elm surrounded by poison ivy
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Dug this one, not certain what it is, possibly elm. Has crazy ramification already.
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Some of the interesting ERC.
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[ponderingsage]

I’m not collecting this season, so l will live vicariously through y’all.

 

[The Barber]

Some of those might be worth collecting if feasible. Their own foliage kinda sucks, but if I recall right Nick Lenz said they take grafts well.

That's what I'm thinking might be the best option if I do.

 

[Woocash]

For completeness, this is the other one of four collections. Massive hawthorn / cretaegus mongyna. 4ft tall, excellent gentle taper. Really excited about this one. Bunjin, in the making I reckon...

 

[Orion_metalhead]

two Elms of some sort today:

 

[ponderingsage]

For completeness, this is the other one of four collections. Massive hawthorn / cretaegus mongyna. 4ft tall, excellent gentle taper. Really excited about this one. Bunjin, in the making I reckon...
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Nasty!

 

[Orion_metalhead]

two Elms of some sort today:

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Believe these are Slippery Elms

 

[Cajunrider]

Beavers’ special: a 3 tree group and a 7 tree forest. The beavers did the tree selection and chop.
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3 weeks later

 

[Cajunrider]

My neighbor dug up a crepe myrtle. I brought it home and realized it was a hopeless case of entangled roots. It is now reduced to a woody stump with zero root. I am 90% sure it will die but we’ll see.
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One month later the buds are appearing.

 

[KateM]

A cup of moss, a container of prickly pear and elms galore.

Had to pickaxe this one out of asphalt. It's been driven over before...

And here's how it came out

Chinese elm I think

Slippery elm I think. Just a root runner. We'll see if it makes roots

Made a Chinese elm group. Very small leaves on these.

Callery pear

Crabapple

 

[Housguy]

Utah Junipers, finally got back up there, potted and fingers crossed, lol.

 

[ponderingsage]

Utah Junipers, finally got back up there, potted and fingers crossed, lol.
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Nice!
I’m impressed that you got them into such small containers!
The westerns l collect almost always have a running root(or two)

Are you gonna set up misters for them? If you do, I found that putting a board or something else over the surface to keep the soil from getting too wet is helpful.

 

[Housguy]

Nice!
I’m impressed that you got them into such small containers!
The westerns l collect almost always have a running root(or two)

Are you gonna set up misters for them? If you do, I found that putting a board or something else over the surface to keep the soil from getting too wet is helpful.

I put them in smaller containers to deal with them a little easier, 15 to 20 gallon containers, and I don't go for any long roots, would be too hard to track those down. Ideally, I secure and protect the small roots closer to the base, that is my root ball and I have had pretty good success with this method. I do have them under misters and boards protecting the soil as well, thanks! I got 8 total so far this year, hopefully I got one more trip this year to up the booty.

 

[UncleTrout]

This seemed like the best place for this - I apologize if it isn't please feel free to delete if so!

Where I work they are going to demo this old house and along with it the boxwoods. I've been given the green light to dig them up and take them. I know right now isn't the most ideal time for it but they aren't waiting to start demo so I have no choice.

I'm curious if y'all would think this would be worth the efforts? I've attached some pictures of the base of some that were easier to access. Can get more if needed. I think the last pic has potential?

 

[The Barber]

Got this Ponderosa yamadori as a freebie, pretty bad shape, hopefully it survives, it needs to be secured into the tub better which is probably why it was struggling. I'll toss up better photos later.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

This seemed like the best place for this - I apologize if it isn't please feel free to delete if so!

Where I work they are going to demo this old house and along with it the boxwoods. I've been given the green light to dig them up and take them. I know right now isn't the most ideal time for it but they aren't waiting to start demo so I have no choice.

I'm curious if y'all would think this would be worth the efforts? I've attached some pictures of the base of some that were easier to access. Can get more if needed. I think the last pic has potential?

If theyre free, go for the best, most substantial trunks. If I had the chance, I would probably grab two or three, but most importantly talk.tp the demoing contractor. give him your info and tell him youll pay for material in the ideal collection months. Try to start a relationship where you can gain access to material. Give him some photo examples of what youre looking for.

 

[The Barber]

Cleaned up most of the dead and dying needles, stabilized the trunk, and chopsticked the soil on the free ponderosa I'm trying to rehab, before it got dark on me. Some better photos.