BonsaiManic
Chumono
I have been walking the open areas of the yard thus week, and I have my eye on a few individuals. I'm adding this species to my Native to Northern Chihuahua Desert thread.
I have been walking the open areas of the yard thus week, and I have my eye on a few individuals. I'm adding this species to my Native to Northern Chihuahua Desert thread.
When you are collecting and there is a long tap root, what would you suggest I should do with that? In your experience, if there are numerous feeder roots before the tap, can the tap be removed? Thanks for advice.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
A lot of them do have a pretty decent amount of feeder roots allowing you to cut the tap. But not always. Depending on the soil type, I try and keep a small clump of the field soil intact around the base at collection.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
I’m trying something I’ve never tried since collecting Sagebrush.
I’m doing a fall repot.
Here’s why.
Sagebrush seem to grow roots year round. Every year I put Sage on the ground, no matter when I collect them, they throw roots out the drainage holes and into the ground.
This Sage was not getting wet enough and foliage was yellowing in spots.
I wanted a different pot. This was a purely aesthetic choice, but worked out considering the above points.
When I pulled the tree from the pot, the root ball was a brick after a thorough root cleaning this spring. I had watered in the morning and clearly water was not reaching the entirety of the root ball. Pretty wild.
Here’s the new comp. Big fan. I’ll report back on results, but I’d be shocked if there was an issue
I’m doing a fall repot.
Here’s why.
Sagebrush seem to grow roots year round. Every year I put Sage on the ground, no matter when I collect them, they throw roots out the drainage holes and into the ground.
This Sage was not getting wet enough and foliage was yellowing in spots.
I wanted a different pot. This was a purely aesthetic choice, but worked out considering the above points.
When I pulled the tree from the pot, the root ball was a brick after a thorough root cleaning this spring. I had watered in the morning and clearly water was not reaching the entirety of the root ball. Pretty wild.
Here’s the new comp. Big fan. I’ll report back on results, but I’d be shocked if there was an issue
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Michael P
Omono
Do these have distinct "live veins" like junipers do?
Hartinez
Masterpiece
They do, but it’s hard to truly distinguish the difference between them like you can with Juniper
That is pretty amazing how they produce roots compared to the roots they have in the wild from my observation. I'm going to collect some old stubby ones that are growing up high in the rocks this fall and give them a try. Do you think fall collecting is ok. Can't get up that high in early spring to do it. Thanks
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Shohin
Considering going out and collecting some once we get a little colder.. still riding the 80's here and I know mine out here have crazy taps and are pretty fragile (probably form all of the fires they've survived) it'll be a hard dig in the Stony soil any tips for collection?
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Those you are showing look pretty big. Tackling something that big in rocky soils could be challenging. Rocky soils almost guarantee long, long roots looking for water and nutrients. Anything smaller around? Suggestion for tools would be a good sized bar to pry rocks with and maybe a small pick. How big are the rocks?
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Shohin
This is the lowest part of the mountain so I'm not playing with the 7in stones you'd find higher however I'll only know how bad it is after I start digging... As for smaller... Well I'm sure I may be able to, the one I sent with a full view will likely be the easiest to get as it's right next to a bluff so digging deeper should be easy... But I can go anywhere on my mountains to collect the sage it is everywhere as it tends to come back first after fires (not to say they are invincible) ill definitely spend plenty of time making my way through the hundreds in this patch to collect the best I can keeping them thinner then optimal (as again... These fellas have hella roots)
I find myself tempted to do a Phoenix graft on some of the dead sage, very juniper like after you peel the bark back, but I do suck big-time at keeping juniper
Phoenix graft great idea. Show us what you end up with. Take a lunch
vesper818
Mame
We have Artemesia californica, similar with finer foliage.
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Shohin
"Artemisia tridentata Nutt"
Is the variety we have in Utah, was out and about today and spotted some sage hanging off a bluff, love how they end up laying down all the time... Idk how but id love to try to develop a proper cascade with one some day... Think I may try collecting here soon temps are finally dropping down but only in the early morning. And at 33% humidity might still be risky
Is the variety we have in Utah, was out and about today and spotted some sage hanging off a bluff, love how they end up laying down all the time... Idk how but id love to try to develop a proper cascade with one some day... Think I may try collecting here soon temps are finally dropping down but only in the early morning. And at 33% humidity might still be risky
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Hartinez
Masterpiece
BonsaiManic
Chumono
One of the things I love about the way sagebrush looks is that the trunk can appear so lifeless, yet the fine foliage and its color seem to be in complete contrast. It's such a conundrum of a species.
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Wow, that's really nice.
What a cool species.
What a cool species.
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Shohin
Finally cooled down enough for me to go out and collect some! I fear the first wouldn't make it so I collected a smaller one... Still the lack of roots does scare the hell outta me and make me want to jump into reducing the amount of leaves so the sage doesn't need as much water.... Especially the smaller of the two, dispite having so few roots it's vigorous, I did use the original soil from its environment but it didn't seem to see much water penetration from what I saw when digging.. (it just rained) hesitant to do anything to the sage as I very much just want it to survive this first step! Nervous and excited, photos below.
I did partially bury both of their trunks to provide a bit more stability in the pot so the full interest is a little difficult to see.. what are y'all's post collection care guides? I haven't collected many trees... Infact
these might actually be my first when I think about it
I did partially bury both of their trunks to provide a bit more stability in the pot so the full interest is a little difficult to see.. what are y'all's post collection care guides? I haven't collected many trees... Infact
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Shohin
Soil is very poor... >.> Will need repot sooner then later... What appeared to be a rocky/sandy soil was infact very hydrophobic making my initial watering not very effective, will need to figure out how to deliver water for the smaller fuller plant.. for now tho I'll simply have to attempt to water it again later. Better photos of the two plants, I did remove the deadwood from the larger plant, it did add a ton of character but I can develop deadwood features later after development.
I have them in a lightly shaded area while they adjust to their new environment.
I have them in a lightly shaded area while they adjust to their new environment.
