Pinus Peuce Yamadori from Bulgaria. Is is worth the try?

[alex_m]

I made the age guess from my experience with eastern white pine, Pinus strobus. I may be off base, without cutting the tree in half, and counting the growth rings, there is no absolute way to know. If the tree were in my woods I'd guess 25 to 30 years, but who knows. The only way to know is "destructive", cut a similar one off just above the roots and count.

Today I spent some time up there and Found a dead tree of a very similar size and very close by. So without being destructive I could count approx. 20 rings and I might have missed some. So great guess!

 

[Forsoothe!]

Getting as many roots as possible is more important. I keep repotting trees in a plastic bag at least overnight, and sometimes for many days, so the root hormone I dust on the roots has a chance to work its magic on the root system instead of being removed by contact with soil being pushed around the roots in the actual repotting stage. I wet down the whole plant, dust the roots, and put the whole thing in a bag big enough to close with a clip to make it all air tight. Works for me!

 

[August44]

Getting as many roots as possible is more important. I keep repotting trees in a plastic bag at least overnight, and sometimes for many days, so the root hormone I dust on the roots has a chance to work its magic on the root system instead of being removed by contact with soil being pushed around the roots in the actual repotting stage. I wet down the whole plant, dust the roots, and put the whole thing in a bag big enough to close with a clip to make it all air tight. Works for me!

That's interesting what you say here. So do you bare all of your conifers? If not, how do you dust the roots with hormone powder? I have been trying to collect some good, fine roots and leave the soil around the ball when I collect. I have found that if a tree has some thick roots like my picture, and no feeder roots, and the soil falls off of these roots when collecting, that I will probably not be successful with that tree. Maybe you could elaborate on your methods a little and give me suggestions. I do have a very good survival rate if I don't collect pictured type trees/root system. Roots pictures are from a pine. Thoughts appreciated.

 

[Forsoothe!]

I wouldn't bare root a collected tree unless it was an exceptional case. My narrative was intended to convey that as long as the whole plant is kept from dehydrating for the period inbetween one situation and another, you can spend the time necessary to collect as many roots as possible and/or advisable. Sorry if I stated it sloppily...