Urban Yamadori Photos - Aftercare

Berra said:
Off topic: may I ask how you found this spectacular material? (I mean, just going around looking? Classifieds?) Just looking for Common ways to find material
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Actually just looking from my car! I have formed the habit over the years of just scanning the roadside. This one happened to be near the road at a traffic light where I routinely travel every week. I also have friends that are in landscaping and I have given them guidance on what to look for and repot back to me. If you are attentive, you can also spot construction where old lots and buildings are getting prepared to be demolished for new construction. These sites often have nice old plants destined for the brush pile unless you dig them first.
 
卜杰明 said:
updates?
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So far so good! Coming up on two months and all is deep green. A few of the small inner/older needles have fallen but nothing outside of normal. Been misting the foliage three to four times a day and watering carefully to keep away dryness but not so frequently that it stays wet. It is now in pretty much full sun for 4 to five hours but the sun is low and daytime temps get up into the mid 70’s. I have a severed limb I collected from a companion plant at the same time I removed this one. I have been misting the limb along with this tree and it is now turning yellow. I realize that it is not a direct comparison because the cut limb has much less tissue to support the foliage but it gives me an idea of just how long this particular plant can sustain its greenery with no roots (Christmas tree effect).
 
Arnold said:
Looks very healthy indeed, I would love to see the trunk cleaned and bark removed to make clear the diference between live lines and the deadwood!!
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Yes. Me too. As long as things keep progressing, we can see that in the not too distant future. Thanks!
 
ONE YEAR UPDATE - I collected this fellow last Labor Day weekend. The only things I have done is fertilize, control the water and sun exposure, misted several times a day, and avoided frost through the winter (rolling it in and out of my garage). I also placed guide wires on the limbs to begin training the in the general direction of what I ultimately want. Glad he has done well for the first year!
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FoldedFrog said:
Collected a rather nice urban yamadori yesterday (ethically and with permission). For scale this is in a 24" pot. This guy was in some nice, light soil which terminated at a layer of Georgia red clay about 12" deep (this helped keep the roots fairly shallow). There were two larger lateral roots that had to be cut but it still has plenty of fine feeder roots at the base of the tree. Before I collected, I ventured into the woods and raked back the pine top layer down to the micorrhiza-laden layer of humus and obtained about half a bucket which I chopped up and screened as an inoculant. I mixed this with some organic conifer bonsai soil mix and prepared the pot. The rootbal was so light that despite my (and my cohort's) best efforts, it fell apart as we gently tipped it to get a tarp underneath. Still, you are as careful as you can be given each situation. I don't do much collecting and my results have, of course, been mixed in the past. Since this is a conifer, I kept as much of the root ball soil intact as possible and placed this as gingerly in the pot as (we) could, filling the bottom and sides with my soil mix. Aftercare is where I would like the most feedback. So far, here are my plans:

Keep the foliage misted several times a day
Make sure the soil stays at least damp but not saturated (I've always wondered how to balance this between the original soil in the pot and the granular bonsai soil around the periphery)
No direct sunlight but no overhead shade for a while. I prefer that the tree looks up at clear blue sky while in recovery then moved to a spot of morning sun later.
I also believe in a light application or good organic fertilizer during recovery. I know that others don't, but I don't want to deny vitamins to a sick patient.

Question: Insecticide/Fungicide at this time, yes or no?
Any other tricks of the trade you guys may have found particularly successful?
I welcome all opinions but arguments typically don't help me! :)


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What a super score. Only advice I could give is ,try to mimic the soil in which it was living in. But with higher grade . With mine , it’s been 8 months and no issues at all. Naturally, the taxus roots run shallow, but probably the clay played a role. Maybe it did the same in my situation too. Good luck.
 
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