ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
That is a NICE trunk.
I need to try that bag trick. I'm just always worried it'll roast the tree in my climate.
The 2023 Yamadori/Collecting Thread
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I need to try that bag trick. I'm just always worried it'll roast the tree in my climate.
Cmd5235
Chumono
Photo dump inbound.
Collected a bunch of trunks that have finally started to leaf out. July is usually my cutoff for that will survive and what won’t, so we will see how these do this summer and how they (hopefully) leaf out next spring.
Of course a few have signs of slug damage. I physically removed a few and sprayed with neem oil today, and of course we’re now having a severe thunderstorm.
Most trunks are showing some good healing and potential buds on the top, so I’m hopeful the majority of the trunks are alive
Collected a bunch of trunks that have finally started to leaf out. July is usually my cutoff for that will survive and what won’t, so we will see how these do this summer and how they (hopefully) leaf out next spring.
Of course a few have signs of slug damage. I physically removed a few and sprayed with neem oil today, and of course we’re now having a severe thunderstorm.
Most trunks are showing some good healing and potential buds on the top, so I’m hopeful the majority of the trunks are alive
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I kept in mostly in full shade. Normally you dig then up early in the year and place the bag in a poly tunnel or greenhouse IIUC
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
The bag trick worked for me in Ohio and it cooked my tree in Louisiana.
Lately my BC trunks shipped from me have benefited from being in a closed card-board box for a few days in shipping. After 5-6 days in shipping, my trees arrived with more buds than when I shipped.
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I am 500 miles south of the Arctic Circle fwiw
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
It should work well for you then. All my friends in colder or temperate climates have reported good results. In my current area, the additional heat from the black bag cook the trees.
I've been meaning to try the black bag method for developing stumps indoor under climate control. I am thinking about using that for cuttings I collect. Once the buds and roots form, I will move them to sunlight.
Cmd5235
Chumono
Neither- Blackhawk viburnum
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
An underused species that makes excellent bonsai. I used to have one--they're not that common in the woods here, but there are a few. Lost it to a creeping fungus a long while back. Haven't been able to locate another one that's worth collecting.
Cmd5235
Chumono
I’m learning to love them. I’ve got several, and I haven’t posted this one yet that I collected last year:
This one is about the diameter of a can. They get some dope dead areas on the trunk as well. I’ve got 5 or so in development. They have that great bark texture and develop some interesting hollows. They’re fairly reliable with budding, but not do they love to grow new shoots absolutely vertical. I think I’ve only lost one when doing spring collection.
This one is about the diameter of a can. They get some dope dead areas on the trunk as well. I’ve got 5 or so in development. They have that great bark texture and develop some interesting hollows. They’re fairly reliable with budding, but not do they love to grow new shoots absolutely vertical. I think I’ve only lost one when doing spring collection.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Blackhaw viburnum--viburnum prunifolium, or southern blackhaw--viburnum rufidulum
Cmd5235
Chumono
Yeah, autocorrect has yet to accept Blackhaw as a legitimate word. My bad on the proofreading
PonderingSage:
Shohin
jevanlewis
Yamadori
Nothing spectacular, but I picked up two subalpine fir (legally). Because I was collecting at 8,000+ feet, they hadn't started to push growth yet. Since collection one week ago, both have started to push a lot of new growth.
Short, but has nice curving and lots of close-in foliage. I got a ton of roots with this one. About 2/3 of the flat is roots and native soil. I'll need to keep an eye to make sure the soil doesn't become too compact before I repot.
I also got a lot of roots/native soil with this one (occupying about 1/3-1/2 of the grow box). This one also brought a friend with it, which may turn in to kusamono at some point.
Short, but has nice curving and lots of close-in foliage. I got a ton of roots with this one. About 2/3 of the flat is roots and native soil. I'll need to keep an eye to make sure the soil doesn't become too compact before I repot.
I also got a lot of roots/native soil with this one (occupying about 1/3-1/2 of the grow box). This one also brought a friend with it, which may turn in to kusamono at some point.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Nice!
Srt8madness
Omono
Are these public lands where you can just dig a tree freely? Permits? Private land? Just curious to what some other experiences are.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
This is technically a town park. Just hiking trails atop a mesa. My understanding was a lady some decades ago donated her property to the town in her will. Completely unmaintained, just lines on a map. I don't believe the local town has any permitting methods for digging there, but like I said before, it's gold mine that I'm not telling people about. There are some really big, really old trees up there that could theoretically be plucked right out of the ground if you were able to get a vehicle to the top, which you aren't.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Heading to the swamp to find Robin.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Took a whole morning to find and coax Robin out of the swamp. No tractor to help this time. All by by my hands and shovel. It was a fight.
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ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Well that didn't take long.
