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The 2023 Yamadori/Collecting Thread
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19Mateo83
Masterpiece
That’s an awesome little beech!
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
Train the tree, repot the dog.And it's dead.
Stupiddog ripped it out of the pot.
Then I put it back into the pot, hoping for the best.
Then he ripped it out of the
I'm not going to pretend it can survive collection and two repots inside of a month.
It's a
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ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
I'd consider it, but if I did my kids would never stop crying.
HoneyHornet
Shohin
That’s true does it have buds lower on the branches n maybe reduce down to lower buds?
If it is not absolutely necessary (it isn't imho), do not cut any branches and do not remove buds from collected beech. Tree needs it to start growing. Also protecting if from the wind and keeping it moist air would help.
HoneyHornet
Shohin
Ah I thought it would battle demand issues if nothing at all was removed, like what if the tree is 5 foot tall and your trying to harvest up a trunk
You can do it with many deciduous species(hornbeam, elm, hawthorn) but not with beech if you want to increase chances of survival. I think, If you don't have sufficient amount of buds you could face problems.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
A way to look at it is this: the growth hormone responsible for root growth is produced in the new growing leaves. The growth hormone responsible for top growth is produced in new growing root tips.
You've reduced the tree's capacity for one of those already.
luvinthemountains
Chumono
This Siberian elm I dug from a ditch earlier this month, chopped high for now. I am thinking I should add some media to the pot and cover the base. It's leafing out now, so I am hopeful for its survival!
HoneyHornet
Shohin
They are like my favorite lol the best material around me to find out in the hunt in my opinion , always growing out of some old rocky storm ditch somewhere almost gaurentee .. always lives im sure it’ll kick ass, I can almost see that line wisp from the trunk to the lower branch, would be cool to let that thing grow out for a while and see what she gives you. The last elm I got from an old rocky ditch was about 2 weeks ago and it’s lookin good but has no movement so I’m jealous at the moment lol happy hunting
luvinthemountains
Chumono
Yep, it was hanging off an embankment then grew vertically. I'm thinking that is what caused the taper, too, as the base had to thicken to hold against the tension.
Good luck with yours!
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Larix laricina collected out of a Wisconsin bog.
Lots of crusty lichens all over them. What would you do? Remove them with vinegar or leave them? Largest tree is over 50+ and the medium tree is about 30 years old.
Lots of crusty lichens all over them. What would you do? Remove them with vinegar or leave them? Largest tree is over 50+ and the medium tree is about 30 years old.
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Joe Dupre'
Omono
I would remove the lichens with a brush for two reasons. One- it spoils the scale of the tree. Two- if the lichens cover too much of a branch too thickly, it may stop back budding. I've read that they really don't harm the tree. Personally, I'm not fond of the idea of introducing a strong solution like vinegar into the procedure. May be perfectly safe, but I don't do it.
BrianBay9
Masterpiece
I would not remove the lichen, at least not all of it. I think it helps with the illusion of age. And I just like lichen. No matter what you decide I wouldn't do anything, chemical or physical, to a newly collected tree until it shows strong growth.
Cajunrider
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I went to the swamp today looking specifically for a twin trunk and didn’t find any in the collectable range. There were a few but they were huge.
Instead I found these four in the area targeted for thinning. All excellent specimen in the medium & medium large range.
All potted.
Instead I found these four in the area targeted for thinning. All excellent specimen in the medium & medium large range.
All potted.
namnhi
Masterpiece
Nice Friday afternoon outing Uncle!
Frozentreehugger
Masterpiece
Finally collecting first is the service berry . I believe I have it correctly identified as . Allegheny Serviceberry. Based on the foliage especially the emerging . Purple bronze colour . Like always never know exactly what your getting into . When you dig . What I thought was going to be . A shallow . Root system on top of a granite outcrop . Tree was loose . Was a main tap root . Going into a crack . Hopefully I got enough . Cost me my trusty hori kori . As like a dum ass I left my new rock pick at home . Looking forward to this tree as my first service berry . The aged bark at the base is difficult to find in this smooth bark . Understory tree . Second is a small red maple . Acer rubrum same area . Small tree but could not pass it up . Rock crack tree . The trees in this small area . Have some distinct variations . The leaves are slightly smaller but still large of course . They emerge this nice red colour . Have great red fall colour . The tree bark is lighter grey colour and smoother than most red maples . Seem to have to be a lot older to get rough bark . Unfortunately both were collected later than I hoped for . Leaves already opening . But crazy spring weather and busy with stark clean up . It is what it is .
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Frozentreehugger
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Some pics from collecting yesterday . The thuja is in the same area . About a 1 acre large granite outcrop . Overlooking a beaver pond . About a 2.5 mile hike from my cottage . I drastically cut back the thuja last spring . Cleared some overgrowth nearby . To help it get better light . Unfortunately it faces north . And outcrop above it blocks early light . But it would not have the trunk movement without that . 
. On the left of the pics from above you can see a smaller tree . This is all one tree . But I’m confident the root system will allow me to separate them . The root system had soil and fertilizer added to try and reduce what I can collect . Not looking forward to the hike out through thick woods trying to reduce the tree as much as possible . Yesterday with the service berry and about 50 lbs of rocks in backpack in the rain was fun I’m happy with the back budding so far , although still sparse it’s a lot better than before . Aim is for collecting next spring . This is a principle candidate . For my grafting small tight foliage . Cultivars . Flower pic is nearby service berry
. On the left of the pics from above you can see a smaller tree . This is all one tree . But I’m confident the root system will allow me to separate them . The root system had soil and fertilizer added to try and reduce what I can collect . Not looking forward to the hike out through thick woods trying to reduce the tree as much as possible . Yesterday with the service berry and about 50 lbs of rocks in backpack in the rain was fun I’m happy with the back budding so far , although still sparse it’s a lot better than before . Aim is for collecting next spring . This is a principle candidate . For my grafting small tight foliage . Cultivars . Flower pic is nearby service berryAttachments
Cajunrider
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I really like the trunk movement in the first picture.Some pics from collecting yesterday . The thuja is in the same area . About a 1 acre large granite outcrop . Overlooking a beaver pond . About a 2.5 mile hike from my cottage . I drastically cut back the thuja last spring . Cleared some overgrowth nearby . To help it get better light . Unfortunately it faces north . And outcrop above it blocks early light . But it would not have the trunk movement without that .
