Thanks for sharing!
Sorry for the loss. FWIW, I don't think this is "your" failure--a healthy CE would have bounced back with no problem from a tap root removal. It sounds like this one had some issues that weakened it--original soil, compacted roots, etc. Those issues were the deciding factor, I think . CE can be collected with just about no roots and survive just fine--Zach collects them with a sawzawl and nothing else...but collected in season and healthy. Sounds like whoever collected it didn't know how to do it and it wasn't given the best chances out of the gate.We learn from our failures as well as our successes. I was overconfident- removing the tap root over a couple of seasons would have been safer, especially because I was unaware of the health of the tree.
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Sorry for the loss. FWIW, I don't think this is "your" failure--a healthy CE would have bounced back with no problem from a tap root removal. It sounds like this one had some issues that weakened it--original soil, compacted roots, etc. Those issues were the deciding factor, I think . CE can be collected with just about no roots and survive just fine--Zach collects them with a sawzawl and nothing else...but collected in season and healthy. Sounds like whoever collected it didn't know how to do it and it wasn't given the best chances out of the gate.
I dunno. @markyscott is an evil nasty man - he should be very ashamed.Sorry for the loss. FWIW, I don't think this is "your" failure
Sorry about the tree but couldn’t help but spot the orchids in the background. I bet they do great down in HoustonNice while it lasted, but I never got to see a leaf on it. After a bit of bud swelling it died a silent death - never sent any spring growth. First repotting loss in decades.
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Bummer.
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Sorry about the tree but couldn’t help but spot the orchids in the background. I bet they do great down in Houston
I’ve just started a small collection myself and can’t wait to see them grow into specimen size plants. Might take me longer than you being that I live in A drier part of Texas. Any favorites you could recommend? Feel free to pm methey love it here. I have a forest of them.
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Why wait for small trees? Cedar elm is VERY easy to collect in larger sizes.I’ve just started a small collection myself and can’t wait to see them grow into specimen size plants. Might take me longer than you being that I live in A drier part of Texas. Any favorites you could recommend? Feel free to pm me
I’ve just started a small collection myself and can’t wait to see them grow into specimen size plants. Might take me longer than you being that I live in A drier part of Texas. Any favorites you could recommend? Feel free to pm me
An even nicer replacement!Replacement Cedar Elm clump. Bigger.
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