sorce
Nonsense Rascal
That ad is still up. Thought it looked familiar.
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Anyone interested in Chicago Yew Yamadori
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Omono
Yes,, but I have their word they're saving it for me till 5/6. Best freebie listed so far this yr imo.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
It got reposted.
I thought it was Leo scooping all these up before me.
Sorce
I thought it was Leo scooping all these up before me.
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Omono
Collected them yesterday, one's much larger than I anticipated. I have one boxed up, another needs to be potted today. Will post pics ltr.
Have you considered doing a little rootwork and putting them in the ground a couple of years? My smaller yews that went straight to pots have done very nicely, but my larger ones seem to be suffering even two years after collection.
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Omono
I did actually. But yews are toxic to dogs, and I have 3 german shepherds. So that was a no go.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
On the larger ones expect to wait 3 to 5 years before you are certain they are established. It is a bit nerve wrecking so "if" you want one bad enough get 4 or more and wait... Most will show good for you with proper light and water BUT they take a lot of space up for a long time
Graham Potter at Kaizen Bonsai "briefly" mentions it a few times in videos and such but would/will confirm it with you in person/email/etc...Grimmy
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Hm.. That long huh.. I have a couple in recovery; One is now into his second year and for the first time buds are atually looking like they might throw out growth (But the container was filled with roots last summer already). Another was collected last august, and is stationary. Just waiting.
I got some advice from another collector in the UK. The main advice was to do the main work on roots & cutting back when you collect. They bounce back easily after strong cuts in roots and foliage. But then they need absolute rest for 2 years to recover. Indication of return to health was: Get half foot extensions on branches within one year and it is fully back to health. Work before that and you may risk the survival.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
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Omono
I know it'll be a long term project, but hopefully before I die 
That yew you posted Grim was the columnar version of yews, hence why the trunk is so straight. My neighbor has one that's about 15' tall, but perfectly straight. Here are mine, sorry for the dark pics, but they were taken under shade. I'm also in the middle of staining the back deck's cement with a pewter colored stain. So EVERYTHING is on the lawn and taking pics is nearly impossible. Will get better pics when I have my garden set back up, and these trees under misters. Btw, those are 25"W X 18"D for scale. The 2nd, the huge one, is like 10-12" thick trunks. This may be a bit too big, on the other hand, it could be a project for a carving job when I have the skill set.
That yew you posted Grim was the columnar version of yews, hence why the trunk is so straight. My neighbor has one that's about 15' tall, but perfectly straight. Here are mine, sorry for the dark pics, but they were taken under shade. I'm also in the middle of staining the back deck's cement with a pewter colored stain. So EVERYTHING is on the lawn and taking pics is nearly impossible. Will get better pics when I have my garden set back up, and these trees under misters. Btw, those are 25"W X 18"D for scale. The 2nd, the huge one, is like 10-12" thick trunks. This may be a bit too big, on the other hand, it could be a project for a carving job when I have the skill set. fore
Omono
Oh, I simply cannot wait till July to transplant that mugo out of that ugly basket into a proper pot!!
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
Nice haul! The one that used to be out front was 12 - 13' and just out of control so as with everything else in this place it had to go. If it takes well I figure on a 70 degree potting with tons of room for carving.
Grimmy
Jester217300
Shohin
Those look really good, I think you will have a high chance of success. I've dug a few yews from MI and have had very high success rate. Here's one that I dug last year and potted this year. It's pushing lots of new growth so far this spring.
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Omono
So true Grim, why not have a go at it if the tree had to be cut down anyway. Hell, good carving could make one hell of a tree.
Bobby, nice find. But from that pic, it still looks weak. Is that last yrs photo?
Bobby, nice find. But from that pic, it still looks weak. Is that last yrs photo?
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Wow.. Those are cool beasts!
Jester217300
Shohin
It's sparse, I don't think it's weak. I reduced it hard two years in a row. This is the same tree in a grow bed earlier this year. After collection the foliage was reduced by 50% and then I dumped it in the ground. This it what it looked like after a year. You can't see it here but every branch backbudded, even ones with no green tip.
After potting this year and cutting it back hard again it looked like what I posted above:
Here's a more recent pic where you can see new growth extending from existing growth and from the bare branches that were cut back last year and this year.
Like I said I've been pretty hard on them with good results. After potting and reducing this one I moved it to full sun and started fertilizing. It looks to be responding very well. This is quite a bit younger than the trees that you collected, both the old ones and the new ones, so I think it would make sense for it to rebound a little quicker.
I'm going to dig another one tomorrow. I think I'll put this one right into a pot and see how it does.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
Interesting and would appreciate hearing how that works out.
That stump I pulled several weeks ago is just starting to back bud on old wood so I am hoping for the best. The reason the large stock has to sit a few years is they can live on reserve for two years when they are actually dying. No way to really know unless you waitGrimmy
Jester217300
Shohin
Interesting and would appreciate hearing how that works out.
Sure, I should probably make some of my own threads, anyway. I feel like I have some chops this year and so far have not repeated all of the mistakes that I made last year when I was ready to quit altogether.
The reason the large stock has to sit a few years is they can live on reserve for two years when they are actually dying. No way to really know unless you wait
Thanks, I am aware of that. In my experience yew is a lot faster to let you know what is what than, say, juniper or some other conifers. I felt the one I potted had sufficiently recovered, especially since I was able to keep 50% of the existing foliage during collection. I utilized the ground a lot last year because I wasn't confident in what I was doing. I'm trying to have more trees in pots this year so that they can recover and advance (build a feeder root system) at the same time. The one I posted won't be repotted in at least two years, probably three or more. I'm pretty confident of its survival but we'll see what happens.
Regarding living on reserves, I'd say that's more appropriate for this tree (I have the story typed up from somewhere else):
"I took two yews last year from the side of the road in the middle of summer. They were ripped out of the ground with a truck, had almost no dirt on the roots and almost no feeder roots. They had been sitting exposed for 3 days with the roots drying out in the air. I took two, cut off 95% of the foliage so I could even fit them in my car, and put them back in the ground when I got home. They are massive. One lived and one died. With the torture they were put through I'm very happy with that result."
It's probably 3 times the size of the one above. I did not move that one this year, and won't for a few more years. It's lived a year but I'm still not sure of its recovery. Just trying to learn to assess each tree individually
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