The 2026 Yamadori/Collecting Thread

[Joe Dupre']

buds are popping on about a quarter of my collected trees. This coming weekend is probably my last chance for collecting this season. The second half of February is repotting time.

Swamp Dogwood
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Chinese privet
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Laurel Oak
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Swamp Chestnut Oak
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Cool stuff. I'm in southeast La., too........ about 35 miles south of Baton Rouge. Whereabouts are you located?

 

[jenkasaurus]

Collected two Pinus sylvestris from a raised peat bog today.
Posted about it in my on going thread here where I post about collecting trees and my work in the conservation of raised bogs

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Wow!!! Unbelievable beauty

 

[The Barber]

Took off work and did some collecting yesterday, weather was a light misting rain every so often, then it rained on me the entire time I potted them up with a heavy misting rain. I was soaked by the time I was finished minus what the rain jacket protected.

Red maple I believe.

Kinda looks like an elephant

This hornbeam might be a good candidate for a flame style? It's a big one. Asshole woodpecker punched a couole holes in it.


Twisty hornbeam.

The fused hornbeam/elm.

 

[DeepSouth]

Cool stuff. I'm in southeast La., too........ about 35 miles south of Baton Rouge. Whereabouts are you located?

Thanks, I am working with a lot of different species and try to experiment with a few that are uncommon. Baton Rouge, but I collect most of my trees on my property about 60 miles Northeast of here.

 

[BrianBay9]

Took off work and did some collecting yesterday, weather was a light misting rain every so often, then it rained on me the entire time I potted them up with a heavy misting rain. I was soaked by the time I was finished minus what the rain jacket protected.

Light rain or heavy fog is the best collecting weather, for the trees anyway.

 

[Joe Dupre']

Thanks, I am working with a lot of different species and try to experiment with a few that are uncommon. Baton Rouge, but I collect most of my trees on my property about 60 miles Northeast of here.

60 miles north of Baton Rouge should be prime native Yaupon Holly habitat. I used to see them all over when I'd go to camp south of Liberty.

 

[DeepSouth]

60 miles north of Baton Rouge should be prime native Yaupon Holly habitat. I used to see them all over when I'd go to camp south of Liberty.

I have access to thousands of Yaupon Holly. You are free to join in on a collection if you want any.

 

[Potawatomi13]

I wish the ice, snow, and ground would hurry up and thaw here in Kentucky. Got started on my collecting and need another fix. I have some pretty incredible hornbeams scouted out and looking forward to collecting. Supposed to be back up around 55+° this week though, so hopefully next weekend I can get back at it.

Heres some photos from my last outing. Would have dug more but when I got to my collection site, I realized I had left my shovel at home. Luckily I noticed my girlfriend had left a shovel in the bed of the truck after we unloaded mulch that could get me through this dig. My trusty sawzall, and 6 4Mah batteries do most of the work for me usually.

Sent to my girlfriend right after I messaged her "OMG, I left my ****ing shovel at home" (an hour away).
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It lasted a whopping 2 trees. The last pry of the second tree and the handle gave out.
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Anywhere, here are some I plan to go back for from that spot.

Size 12 boot for reference.

They look so small without the boot in the photo lol.

Hornbeams
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Sweet gum, been looking for a nice one, found this, was happy to finally find one with movement as the really nice one I collected was one of the 3 trees that did not survive. Glad I realized it was dead before I dug it out of the ground!
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Do you guys think this would make a good raft?
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The smaller tree of twin trunk Am Beech is already a near perfect Literati .

 

[liltrees]

Found this in the back yard. Any thoughts on the species? The stump is about 6 inches across.

Either way, we'll know once it leafs out.

 

[Kanorin]

Found this in the back yard. Any thoughts on the species? The stump is about 6 inches across.

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Something in the prunus genus. Some kind of Cherry or plum.

 

[The Barber]

The smaller tree of twin trunk Am Beech is already a near perfect Literati .

Yeah, I kinda wish it were on its own.

 

[The Barber]

Heres a better shot of the fusion on the American hornbeam with the American elm. I would have gotten photos of the bottom of the roots where they have fused bit it was raining, and I was soaked and ready for a hot shower. It is fully fused at the base of the roots as well.

 

[ShadyStump]

Guess I will add the trees I have collected so far.

American hornbeam 1
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American hornbeam 2
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Highbush Blueberry clump
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Twin trunk American Beech
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I think the next 3 are Nyssa Sylvatica, black gum.
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This one didnt look so much like an ear till I cleaned the root ball.
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You might follow @Darth Masiah. He has a whole thread on his high bush blueberries.

 

[The Barber]

Cool thanks, I have several I collected a couple years ago, will check it out for sure!

You might follow @Darth Masiah. He has a whole thread on his high bush blueberries.

 

[KWag]

I have collected 28 trees so far this season. Here is one. a twin trunk hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana. I plan to go naturalistic style with this one. It is bigger than it looks in the photo, about 6" nebari, most of which is covered up. I left the trunks on each side a bit longer than I eventually want to have as these tend to die back a bit on me.
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Could you do some grafting in the spring?

 

[Baron von Smoogle]

That fused

Heres a better shot of the fusion on the American hornbeam with the American elm. I would have gotten photos of the bottom of the roots where they have fused bit it was raining, and I was soaked and ready for a hot shower. It is fully fused at the base of the roots as well.
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That Hornbeam/Elm is super cool!!