jriddell88
Omono
Thank you for excellent info, pics and tree from Artisans Cup. Was hoping you got that pic to show as example. Also recognize trees from Alvaro.
Whose is it again? I can’t remember ? ? yours ? Lol
Ashe Juniper heading back home.
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Whose is it again? I can’t remember ? ? yours ? Lol
jriddell88
Omono
Txhorticulture
Chumono
Ashe juniper is very rarely monoecious (male and female cones on the same plant). Usually its dioecious. Seperate males and females. Its the most abundant tree where I live and I've never heard it called post cedar. But it does make nice fence posts so ill take you're word for it. Most often called mountain cedar. It does not to my knowledge overlap with southwestern white pine. In texas southwestern white pine is only in a few small places in West Texas, mostly the guadalupes. In those places alligator juniper replaces ashe juniper. I'm surprised you said it hybridizes ... I hadn't heard that. It s somewhat unique in that it is a winter not spring pollinator. Pollen season here has already peaked....
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Absolutely correct - it’s dioecious. I reversed the definitions - must be getting old. Thanks for the correction.
Interesting to note that the Ashe I looked at in the Bay Area is full of pollen cones right now.
Here’s a forest service site referencing the hybrid swarms of Ashe and ERC. They list three refs saying they do and one saying they don’t.
https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/junvir/all.html
Do you collect them?
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Txhorticulture
Chumono
I agree it can be a nice species for bonsai. And that unfortunately it is hard to collect, not because it is sensitive, but because it grows in terrible, heavy, rocky, limestone rubble. I dug a small one last week behind my place. I've got my eye on a bigger one.
jriddell88
Omono
This is the problem I’m having collecting these Beautufl ERC from these limestone rock faces , I hope to update his spring and summer as I find more collectible material it is a tiresome process that can take many days, patience and persistence
Txhorticulture
Chumono
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
That’s what I’ve found where I’ve dug them as well and why I jumped on this one when it was offered. Good movement and deadwood and the caliche is all cleaned out.
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Txhorticulture
Chumono
Well good luck. Most of the time when I dig trees out of that kind of soil they end up being bare root because of all the big rocks. The cedar elms and hackberry don't mind.
jriddell88
Omono
While out west this past summer I was running around drooling over all these beauts, wife thought I was crazy but understood !! Lol and a few randoms
The terrain and plant life is so different from where i live , I live in a dense humid jungle
Of course I Had to ask the local senior citizens to take a quick foto for the early morning drunken Kentucky tourist ??
The terrain and plant life is so different from where i live , I live in a dense humid jungle
Of course I Had to ask the local senior citizens to take a quick foto for the early morning drunken Kentucky tourist ??
jriddell88
Omono
One of my favorites
Thanks for sharing Scott !
Thanks for sharing Scott !
Txhorticulture
Chumono
Some nice stuff in those pics. Eventually people will figure out that pinyon pines are perfect for bonsai , in an acceptable climate at least. They are small, slow growing, drought and heat tolerant, and live for hundreds of years
jriddell88
Omono
They are beautiful , needle size and color are as magnificent as any pine , I would collect them if they were here , you see a few From time to time
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
It’s in good shape - dug more than 15 years ago. It’s been repotted four times and all the field soil is gone. At least that’s what I’ve been told by the previous two owners, but I think they are reliable.
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PiñonJ
Omono
Yes, they would be perfect - if they weren't so hard to collect. Around here, most of them have terrible roots, usually with an extremely deep tap root. I've killed several (my worst species for survival). But this past fall, I collected one with the best roots I've ever seen on a piñon (meaning it actually had some). It was in a heavy white clay/fine sand soil. So far, it's in the best shape of any I've collected, hasn't missed a beat. If the buds open this spring, I'll be ecstatic. Here's a photo (sorry to hijack the thread, Scott):
chicago1980
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I line Ashe Juniper, foliage on mine are taking sometime to mature. Styled one with Mauro Stemberger last October.
clive bennett
Mame
Oh w0ow am I jelous of your gorgeous tre. Looks like nature has given you a great head start on styling it , Fabulous
yenling83
Omono
Great tree, excited to see it's future development! Those pics don't quite do it justice with everything in the background. Please keep us updated.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Ashe juniper is growing like a weed. I’ll try and get a better picture on my next trip to Cali.
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chicago1980
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My Ashe is growing well too! Excited to style this tree during the fall.
