I am planning to mount the big forest on a 1 1/2" plywood slab with carry handles so I can drag it any where in the yard I wish. At the current spot, it gets 4 hours of morning sun, perfect for tender development. It will be moved next month to a spot with more sun.
It will be two trips with U-Haul largest trailer. I will build temporary shelves so I can stack the bonsai.
I can help you load them up when that day comes. Can't say about helping you loading it out of the U-Haul though... still don't think I can get out of the house more than a day.
That’s an excellent plan and realistic great view of your objectives.
The trees don't have that level of joy. However, my friend will miss my management of the bald cypresses in his crawfish pond. The large BCs are thriving and the pond water is open for crawfish farming.
Being that they are BC, could you fully or semi submerge the entire pot ?
Yes but my practice up to date has been to keep the BC well watered but drained when in recovery from drastic pruning. I will only submerge healthy BCs. I believe that submerging BCs actually stress the trees. Healthy BCs will respond with vigorous growth, particularly in the root growth to try to stabilize itself. Non healthy BCs will struggle. This is only my opinion. Other BCs experts may differ from my view.
cool. nice to hear from experience. Have you ever set up an ebb and flow system to well....flood and drain a few times a day?
That is way more than I care to do at this time.
Carving will add a captivating feature of realism to your forest. You know the BC trees well so your years of local experience will be particularly valuable.
Y'all don't know how close to real life this is. I've been staring at so many beaver chopped bald cypress. The carving truly mimic the teeth marks.
