The 2023 Yamadori/Collecting Thread

[Gabler]

I’m most excited about this beech growing at the base of this hillside. It’s not easy to find thick beech trees with any movement, though it’ll probably take twenty years to develop and refine it, so I’ll have something to look forward to in my mid to late forties. For this year, I’ll just focus on digging up lots of feeder roots and providing impeccable aftercare.

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I collected the tree.



Here’s the existing nebari, right before I covered with more soil.



Here’s a lower angle that shows off the taper a bit better.

 

[Cajunrider]

I collected the tree.

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Here’s the existing nebari, right before I covered with more soil.

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Here’s a lower angle that shows off the taper a bit better.

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Very nice!

 

[Gabler]

Very nice!

Thanks!

 

[KateM]

Two elms.

 

[Cajunrider]

Two elms.
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Very nice. Good trunk movement.

 

[KateM]

Very nice. Good trunk movement.

Thank you!

 

[PerryB]

Post in thread 'What did you do today? Show us Pic Required' https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/what-did-you-do-today-show-us-pic-required.58560/post-1030514

 

[Frozentreehugger]

I collected the tree.

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Here’s the existing nebari, right before I covered with more soil.

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Here’s a lower angle that shows off the taper a bit better.

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Since you first showed us that tree . Been very interested in what you do with it . You see so few with that movement

 

[Javaman4373]

I have a thread in the Other Deciduous on collecting some hawthorns on our property. Today I collected #5 and probably the last one. It is in a grow box and I left the trunk longer than I expect it to end up. There is some reverse taper where the hole in the trunk is, so a later chop will probably be below that. We will see.

 

[Cajunrider]

Budding
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[Potawatomi13]

So far I have one tree and one forest that is too big
PS: When you use a 5 gallon bucket instead of a Coke can or a beer bottle for size comparison. The tree is too big. This tree is my one major indulgence.

And you're relocating to Arctic Winters.........Why?

 

[Cajunrider]

And you're relocating to Arctic Winters.........Why?

Where I am moving is still well in the grow zones of the main species of trees I am interested in. There is no issue other than moving them.

 

[ShadyStump]

I moved to a new house in December and the front yard is lined with large junipers that call my name every time I drive by. I want to dig one of them up but I don't think the landlord would appreciate it!
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Sorry for the crappy pictures, I took them off a video I took as I drove past slowly

You could just style them into niwaki where they are.

 

[Gabler]

Since you first showed us that tree . Been very interested in what you do with it . You see so few with that movement

Yeah. That’s what drew my attention to begin with. Most beeches grow ramrod straight, but this one is curved and tapered. Nonetheless, I expect it will take a while to fully develop. The diameter of the trunk where I chopped it is about as big around as one of those little 8 fl oz. soda cans. Developing a leader with enough girth to make for a smooth transition will take a few years. Ramification will take even longer, since beeches only push one flush of growth per year.

In another year or two, once I’m certain the tree has recovered, I’ll chop it at an angle at the location of the new leader and let it grow wild. Beeches seem to heal over their wounds reliably, so although it will leave a scar, there shouldn’t be any wood left exposed by the time the new leader is thick enough.

In the meantime, I’m eager to see the direction the tree will want to grow next. I can’t say where I might get new buds to pop. I also don’t want to get my hopes up. I won’t call a collection attempt successful until the tree survives its first winter in a pot.

 

[TN_Jim]

Beech


American Hornbeam

 

[Cajunrider]

Beech
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American Hornbeam
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Beautiful find.

 

[IndianaVX]

I have my eye on a couple trees on my friends driveway that he keeps cutting back..... I told him to let me take care of the problem and he will never have to chop on them again!!! These were taken from my car, so I couldn't get under the leaves to see what's down there. Not sure of the species either, except maybe the beech. I like the bark and size. I hope I have the strength for the extraction!

 

[IndianaVX]

And here are just a couple in my back yard tiny woods.....

 

[Cajunrider]

Collected 36” base 35 ft tall. Now in a 33” cement tub.

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My other friend: "If I get a big track hoe, do you think we can collect a bigger Bald Cypress tree?"
At this rate, I might have to buy an above ground pool to use as training pot.

 

[ShadyStump]

My choke cherry is finally pushing buds.
That means prime collecting season!

Spent a few hours out in sticks today hunting around. Finally found this little but weathered piñon pine.

I don't like the way it came out of the ground, but the only way I could have asked for better is if we had any significant precipitation in the past month.