Possible Yamadori

[Devman]

Wondering if I should wait some seasons on digging it up or taking it while it's still late winter/ early spring? It's a American Sweetgum , zone 9a

 

[BrianBay9]

Some previous threads that might be of interest. It consensus seems to be collect later in the spring.

Thread 'When to Dig and When to Chop - How To Develop Sweetgums?'

May 1, 2016

I found a bunch of Sweetgum trees that are 1.5" up to 3+" trunk diameter. I want to dig some of them and get them in pots ready to be chopped to start tapering.

I have a few questions that I have searched and haven't found what I am looking for. Here goes:

When is the best time to dig these trees? I am in north Alabama, zone 7b, it freezes here in the winter.

How long should I wait before I chop them? I have read some trees you can chop the same year you dig them and some should be left alone until the following year.

What about chopping them while they are still in the ground...

• Labreapits
• Replies: 8
• Forum: General Discussion

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Thread 'Sweetgum- Liquidambar'

May 23, 2020

Well, I’m a sucker for decent trunks and roots. I field collected a bunch of Sweetgum that were being removed and destroyed, mostly because I love the bark on the trunks. I collected these bare root and abused in January and February, thinking they would die. As of now....they haven’t.....so.....thoughts?

• Cmd5235
• Replies: 14
• Forum: Other Deciduous

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[nurvbonsai]

can you help me understand am I correct in seeing cans as some sort of universal measurement in the bonsai world? Is it for girth?

 

[rockm]

Trunk diameter (across the trunk not around it) at so level is a relatively common measurement used to gauge a tree. Cans bottles etc are sometimes included because they’re common items that everyone is familiar with in size

 

[Paradox]

can you help me understand am I correct in seeing cans as some sort of universal measurement in the bonsai world? Is it for girth?

Also tennis balls, base balls, any common item can work, but most anyone has a can or bottle of something they can use