WNC Bonsai
Omono
With the temps forecast to hit 75 today and the rain clearing out I decided to dig out my collecting permit and head for the mountains. I ended up at anout 4500’ on the NC-TENN only cliffs I could get to were off limits until next August while the Peregrine falcons nest up there so I had bushwhack looknig for anything interesting among the rhododenron thickets and birch. Finally I came upon a stand of beech trees with small trees scattered in amongst them. This what oerfect since my permit limits me ot trees in the 2-6’ size range. After spotting several candidates I got out the reciprocating saw and went to work. I came out of the woods with three, one of which is about 2” diameter and the rest smaller. Once they have recovered in a couple years a d gained a little girth, I plan to pot them up as a group. Right now two are in colanders and the third is in an old mica pot I’ve had since about 1976. Imused a mix of equal parts pumice and permatil then tossed in another part pine bark. I also ordered some rhizotonic and will give it a try on these guys. This is my first attempt at transplanting beech so I don’t know what to expect.