Collected EWP

[sikadelic]

Hey folks. I went looking for dry land fish with some friends the other day and came across this tree on a rock face. I really loved the character of the bark and the gnarly natural twist it had at the base. The roots were amazingly flat as it had grown in what looked like decaying leaves. There were no downward growing roots and I literally just picked it up. No tools, no sweat, nothing. There was only one larger root that was growing parallel to the rock. I clipped it once I got home, but it has what I think to be a very reasonable bit of fine roots so I think it will bounce back pretty well. I know EWP can be a pain in the ass, but I'll see what I can do with it over the next few years.

And apologies if the pics aren't the best. I didn't plan for this and I just threw together what I could. Check back in a year or two. ?

 

[penumbra]

Nice find.

 

[0soyoung]

Cool.
Next year about this time, knock off all the candles. It will rebud at the terminals like a JBP and should also produce fascicular buds that will also produce new shoots (ramification) in the same year. One can control needle length by adjusting the time one does this, just like JBP.
But, this year, I would let it get established in the pot. If budding is this strong next year, then carry on!

 

[Wilson]

Great tree! I am sure this is a red pine pinus resinosa, bark looks similar to a scots but the long needles tell me its resinosa. If it is a scots, that's even better!

 

[A. Gorilla]

Not EWP. And that's a good thing.

 

[penumbra]

Great tree! I am sure this is a red pine pinus resinosa, bark looks similar to a scots but the long needles tell me its resinosa. If it is a scots, that's even better!

Good catch!

 

[sikadelic]

Thanks for the comments folks. I'll say that I am not well educated with pines. I counted 3 needle clusters and just assumed. Thanks for setting me straight. I will just read and feed for a while and plan for next year.

 

[Wilson]

3 needles usually means pitch pine, and they are awesome trees!

 

[cbroad]

Doesn't look like a loblolly! Those and Virginia pine are the only native ones here in VA I'm familiar with, not sure what else you have in Southwest VA.

I really like the serpentine look of the base and roots, great tree!

 

[Potawatomi13]

Hey folks. I went looking for dry land fish with some friends the other day and came across this tree on a rock face.

Interesting base to embrace. How you find tree looking for babe?

 

[just.wing.it]

Thats a cool find!

 

[sikadelic]

Interesting base to embrace. How you find tree looking for babe?

I'm not sure what you mean but thanks. I think? Haha

 

[just.wing.it]

I'm not sure what you mean but thanks. I think? Haha

I think your mention of "dry land fish" is what they call Babes in his neck of the woods. Lol!

 

[sikadelic]

I think your mention of "dry land fish" is what they call Babes in his neck of the woods. Lol!

Ahhhhhh..well thank you for the translation.

My friend has quite a bit of land that covers part of a ridge line and the surrounding slopes. We we're just making a day of it and I wanted to check out the rock walls to see what kind of cool stuff was growing on them. I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Pitch pine or Virginia pine are your 2 most likely identities. Both are better than EWP for bonsai. Nice find.

 

[sikadelic]

Pitch pine or Virginia pine are your 2 most likely identities. Both are better than EWP for bonsai. Nice find.

Thanks. I still haven't thoroughly read and figured it out myself yet either. But that is good news!

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

In theory, we should only collect trees we know the identity of. In practice, trees don't come with labels. If the ID of a tree can be narrowed down enough that one knows what horticultural techniques it needs, that will probably have to do. There is such a thing as a useful approximation.