This makes me happy. One seed covers the landscape here in NM and I’ve got a few In cultivation. It’s such an untapped variety of Juniper. Can’t wait to see the magic you make happen with it!
Who collected this one? And from NM or another southwestern state? Just curious!
It was found that even 3 yr old one seed would put out roots of up to 30 ft, especially when Conditions were dry. They slow their foliage growth considerably during drought put extensive root growth during that same time. It’s really what can them tricky to collect.This tree will put out some roots. Roots of the one seed juniper have been found 61m below the surface, making it the plant with the second deepest roots.
It is very rare or possibly even extinct in Mexico, with only a single herbarium collection from 1880 verified. More recent searches have failed to find the species there, so it may be entirely gone from its native range in the Chihuahua.
It was found that even 3 yr old one seed would put out roots of up to 30 ft, especially when Conditions were dry. They slow their foliage growth considerably during drought put extensive root growth during that same time. It’s really what can them tricky to collect.
That must be a LLLOOONNG box!One big challenge remains to be seen. I haven’t got under the soil yet, but I’m guessing from the way the box is built that is has a couple of really long roots. These will need to be reduced carefully. Hopefully in the eight years since collection, they’ve put out strong roots close to the trunk that I can cut back to. This will be a bit of a delicate operation on an old tree.
Good news is that I’ll be able to keep the box to get buried in one day. Looks like it’s just about big enough.
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I believe it was from New Mexico. It’s been up in Dallas since collection. Not sure who the original collector was.
I knew I recognized that kind of box. Larry's place is a gold mine. The large junipers he has, which I'm assuming are some of the 6'-10' tall trees you're talking about, are very impressive.Original collector was Larry Leone in Dallas. It was collected about 8years ago and has been living in the coffin ever since. Turns out he brings with him a fair amount of heavy equipment on his collecting trips. He has quite a few trees in the 6-10’ tall range. Pretty impressive.
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I knew I recognized that kind of box. Larry's place is a gold mine. The large junipers he has, which I'm assuming are some of the 6'-10' tall trees you're talking about, are very impressive.
Did you get your large replacement cedar elm clump from him too?
Nice, I thought so. Do you happen to have a thread on the second one or not yet?yes I did. I bought two cedar elm clumps from him actually. I know he has to move, but he’s got a lot of selling to do to get that collection to a manageable size.
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Nice, I thought so. Do you happen to have a thread on the second one or not yet?
You're right, he's got a looong way to go to be able to move and some of the trees he has seem like they'll take up a whole truck. I'm wondering how he's going to do it