The 2022 Yamadori/Collecting Thread

[PA_Penjing]

Hop Hornbeam (I think)
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That is indeed a hop hornbeam (O. virginiana). I collected one too actually

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Ryan has enter in the chat..

 

[PonderingSage:]

Collected this beast of a hawthorn. I was weary because the last time l was in that spot l got the worst case of poison oak l ever had.
I think i will be a nice multi trunk. I will let it respond and reduce further in a year or two.

 

[ShadyStump]

Collected this beast of a hawthorn. I was weary because the last time l was in that spot l got the worst case of poison oak l ever had.
I think i will be a nice multi trunk. I will let it respond and reduce further in a year or two.

So, if you're feeling daring sometime, poison oak and the like don't live around my area - too arid - but I want one just to mess with anyone who might mess with my trees.

 

[HorseloverFat]

I just collected three this year.

Thuja Occidentalis 4

Too much "going on/FOR" it for me to pass up.. I'm leaving it alone until Spring '23.

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Elaeagnus (?which one?) No. 4

Many of you who know me, know that I LOOOOVE Elaeagnus (so do the rabbits 🤬)! There are MANY MANY here, MOST relatively interesting, actually. Not to mention ENCOURAGED to dig by DNR. My problem is finding a DECENT-moving, more Single-trunk design.. most large specimens that I run across are...

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Another Native Ribes

I believe it to be a "red" berried specie... but not exactly sure WHICH I was immensely impressed with THIS tree's branching habits and noted "personal differences".. Actually, here's a picture of me (AND my brand new mustache) walking up to the cameraperson, gesturing with a removed branch...

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[RJG2]

Grabbed an unknown crab apple from the woods today:



Potting it up is the most recent post here if you want to see the hack job to the roots:

RJGII's threadless projects

I've posted this before, but it's one of the first trees I decided to try - fell into the DAS trap. Started as a Christmas tree in a red pot, then planted in our landscape for a few years. Dug it up April 2020, thinned a bit over time, and just attempted some initial structural wiring. I know...

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[sevan]

I collected a few in late February. These pictures were taken several weeks ago, but so far I am seeing buds develop on all but the large hornbeam. The small hornbeam is covered in new leaves.

American beech


2 American hornbeams


2 hop hornbeams

 

[ShadyStump]

Took a long, sweaty hike with my dog.
Wore her out.

Stupid trees photo bombing my dog pics all the time!
Anyway, I THOUGHT I'd finally found that nice Gamble's oak clump I'd been hoping for, but then it turned into an infomercial when I started digging.
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

Had to saw it out, which I generally dislike doing.

Well, we'll see what I can do with it.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Took a long, sweaty hike with my dog.
Wore her out.
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Stupid trees photo bombing my dog pics all the time!
Anyway, I THOUGHT I'd finally found that nice Gamble's oak clump I'd been hoping for, but then it turned into an infomercial when I started digging.
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!
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Had to saw it out, which I generally dislike doing.
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Well, we'll see what I can do with it.

Coooooooooooooooooool!

 

[Marco B]

Just out of the ground, an urban yama, an Ulmus Hollandica Wredei, with a great nebari. It was a tree of 5 meters in height. We'll see where it gets...

 

[HorseloverFat]

Ok.. last one.. I think.

It is a Malus or prunus... I honestly just couldn't pass it by.

The buds, bark, and branches look like this.

Here it is when I got it home

A few shots..

My current "front" ...actually... I'm not sure anymore... we'll just see what the season brings.


Here's a shot to EXPLAIN the trunk a lil'

 

[dbonsaiw]

I've spent a fair amount of time looking for local yamadori and I seem to be having an issue identifying trees before they are in leaf. So many trees looks so similar, even when some leaves start to open. By the time I figure out what it is, it's probably too late to take them. So what do you guys do? Do you mark them when they are still identifiable and collect later or do I just need to brush up on my identification skills?

 

[HorseloverFat]

I've spent a fair amount of time looking for local yamadori and I seem to be having an issue identifying trees before they are in leaf. So many trees looks so similar, even when some leaves start to open. By the time I figure out what it is, it's probably too late to take them. So what do you guys do? Do you mark them when they are still identifiable and collect later or do I just need to brush up on my identification skills?

You can hunt them in season and remember where they are.

There are a couple distinguishing characteristics that you just learn.. about certain trees AS you gain experience WITH THOSE trees.

 

[ShadyStump]

Ok.. last one.. I think.

It is a Malus or prunus... I honestly just couldn't pass it by.

The buds, bark, and branches look like this.View attachment 429917View attachment 429918

Here it is when I got it homeView attachment 429913

A few shots..View attachment 429914View attachment 429916

My current "front" ...actually... I'm not sure anymore... we'll just see what the season brings.
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Here's a shot to EXPLAIN the trunk a lil'View attachment 429919

How much of that branch are we considering keeping?
That decision I think controls your direction.
That trunk is NICE, though.

 

[ShadyStump]

I've spent a fair amount of time looking for local yamadori and I seem to be having an issue identifying trees before they are in leaf. So many trees looks so similar, even when some leaves start to open. By the time I figure out what it is, it's probably too late to take them. So what do you guys do? Do you mark them when they are still identifiable and collect later or do I just need to brush up on my identification skills?

Yes.

 

[ShadyStump]

Yes.

You can also just go for it and take the chance not knowing what it is.

 

[HorseloverFat]

How much of that branch are we considering keeping?
That decision I think controls your direction.
That trunk is NICE, though.

Haha.. much less than is there now..

Patience, friend..

I'm ok with letting it go wild and crazy, not HAVING to push new buds, and recover for a season.

 

[HorseloverFat]

You can also just go for it and take the chance not knowing what it is.

Nice Cottonwood, bruh!

HAHAHAHA!!!

 

[ShadyStump]

Nice Cottonwood, bruh!

HAHAHAHA!!!

Hey, if he pulls it off that'll be as cool as the folks who got those bonsai seed kits to grow.

 

[BrianBay9]

I've spent a fair amount of time looking for local yamadori and I seem to be having an issue identifying trees before they are in leaf. So many trees looks so similar, even when some leaves start to open. By the time I figure out what it is, it's probably too late to take them. So what do you guys do? Do you mark them when they are still identifiable and collect later or do I just need to brush up on my identification skills?

Yes, assuming you have regular access the spot I mark in the fall and collect in the spring. Or, sometimes I mark and CUT BACK HARD in early summer to stimulate budding back, then collect the following spring.