Cruiser
Chumono
February 5, 2023
Juvenile trees planted in a shallow Anderson flat.
Substrate is 60/40 sifted fir bark and pumice.
Placed in full sun.
9/9/23
Rapid vertical growth. (Expected for this species).
Leaves run fairly big, but reduction appears possible.
Lateral branches quickly form from stalked buds at the bases of leaves that are cut. (If they get enough sun).
Middle stem shows extended branch with residual leaf petiole. Right stem shows bud at base of cut leaf and untouched pair just below it.
Throughout the summer:
-Trees were pruned to encourage canopy ramification, prevent too much shading of one another, and remove lower growth.
-Light wiring was applied to get some branches where they need to be.
-In the hottest parts of summer trees needed watering twice a day or more. New growth dramatically wilts when it dehydrates.
-The group rooted through the Anderson flat multiple times over the season but was prevented from establishing in the ground. Root growth is strong.
Future plans:
-Consider letting trees root into the ground to thicken up.
-Continue pruning to build ramification.
-Wire trunks to create more graceful sweep.
-Defoliate to reduce leaf size.
-Somehow encourage moss or lichens to grow on trunks.
-Potentially add salmonberry, western hemlock seedlings, or small ferns to the understory.
Uniform alder grove with a sea of devils club below. 22 mbf/ac. Not bad.
Red alder along the edge of a clear cut show off linear, wispy, graceful forms.
These alder exceed 100’ in height. Trunks grew at an angle above a creek to maximize sun exposure.
Moss-covered trunks. Shade tolerant western hemlock have become established in the understory.
Bark is thin, even in maturity. Splotchy grey and white.
Juvenile trees planted in a shallow Anderson flat.
Substrate is 60/40 sifted fir bark and pumice.
Placed in full sun.
9/9/23
Rapid vertical growth. (Expected for this species).
Leaves run fairly big, but reduction appears possible.
Lateral branches quickly form from stalked buds at the bases of leaves that are cut. (If they get enough sun).
Middle stem shows extended branch with residual leaf petiole. Right stem shows bud at base of cut leaf and untouched pair just below it.
Throughout the summer:
-Trees were pruned to encourage canopy ramification, prevent too much shading of one another, and remove lower growth.
-Light wiring was applied to get some branches where they need to be.
-In the hottest parts of summer trees needed watering twice a day or more. New growth dramatically wilts when it dehydrates.
-The group rooted through the Anderson flat multiple times over the season but was prevented from establishing in the ground. Root growth is strong.
Future plans:
-Consider letting trees root into the ground to thicken up.
-Continue pruning to build ramification.
-Wire trunks to create more graceful sweep.
-Defoliate to reduce leaf size.
-Somehow encourage moss or lichens to grow on trunks.
-Potentially add salmonberry, western hemlock seedlings, or small ferns to the understory.
Uniform alder grove with a sea of devils club below. 22 mbf/ac. Not bad.
Red alder along the edge of a clear cut show off linear, wispy, graceful forms.
These alder exceed 100’ in height. Trunks grew at an angle above a creek to maximize sun exposure.
Moss-covered trunks. Shade tolerant western hemlock have become established in the understory.
Bark is thin, even in maturity. Splotchy grey and white.
Yet just to correct the record. Water retention in bonsai is a tad more complicated.
