The Barber
Shohin
My back called you a lot of names I shall not repeat.
The 2024 Yamadori/Collecting Thread
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Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I walked through a grove of near death oaks and selected the smallest one to save.
8” trunk live oak collection. As weak as the tree was and the drastic prune necessary to remove the dead circling roots. It is very dogtful that the tree would live.
8” trunk live oak collection. As weak as the tree was and the drastic prune necessary to remove the dead circling roots. It is very dogtful that the tree would live.
Frozentreehugger
Masterpiece
Your a wild guy cajun
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
That’s the type of collecting I like to see. Not a single shovel in any pictures, just tow straps, ropes and a pickup truck.
PaulH
Omono
California snowbell, styrax redivivis, dug on my property this spring are budding out nicely.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
OMG, he actually did it.
Tahoebonsai
Yamadori
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Hey Paul I’ve seen you have a lot of experience with collecting trees, any advice for after care on a Jeffrey pine?
PaulH
Omono
I haven't actually collected Jeffrey pine but I have experience with lodgepole and ponderosa. Pines need good feeder roots to survive collection. I dont bare root as I would with junipers but try to get a solid root mass. I plant in 100% sifted pumice and keep them in filtered sun the first year. Pay close attention to water - oxygen balance and feed with dilute fish/kelp.
Tahoebonsai
Yamadori
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Awesome I really appreciate the response and knowledge you left me with. I went to give this tree a tug check and it was so eroded from the snowmelt it just fell over so I decided to bring it home, seemed to have quite a bit of feeder roots so I hope it does well
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Goodbrake
Yamadori
The mad lad.
The Barber
Shohin
My exact thought...I thought he was joking!
Cajun...you are my hero, I hope you know that
shohin_branches
Chumono
Those look awesome! Hit me up if you ever want to unload any extras.
The one on the far right of the second picture is so cool already!!
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
The collected stump was a two man lift job. I got it home and pruned off 8" height of the roots and dirt leaving what I think was the required height to make the tree qualify to be a bonsai. After that prune job, it was a one man lift trunk (before soilMy back called you a lot of names I shall not repeat.
)If the tree manages to live, I have a lot of carving ideas in my mind.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Future for this tree is a junior version of the tree below?
To get there the roots of Sumo will be split multiple times and the trunk will be heavily carved. Right now the tree is budding all over so I should have choices for the multiple baby trunks.
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PonderingSage:
Shohin
That thing is Nasty!
RoadManDenDron
Chumono
Collected March 16
Kept in polytunnel with high humidity since then
Very happy with the extensions since then in just under 8 weeks!
Kept in polytunnel with high humidity since then
Very happy with the extensions since then in just under 8 weeks!
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TCEvan
Yamadori
Jack pine I collected this spring with beautiful bark. Pushing growth pretty well with lots of pollen catkins and candle extension since collection. Pretty leggy, but I've found that these backbud pretty proficiently so I'm hoping I can bring it in over the next few years.
There are 4 more of similar age and character within about a 20' radius where this one was that I'll try to collect in the next year or 2. Only collected a few so far and trying to test methods since everyone claims these are tough to successfully collect. So far I'm 2/3 in my efforts, but the one that died was unintentionally barerooted on collection due to being in pretty dry sand. This year I went right after a rain and immediately balled and burlapped before lifting them out to keep the sand on them. So far, so good, we'll see next year.
There are 4 more of similar age and character within about a 20' radius where this one was that I'll try to collect in the next year or 2. Only collected a few so far and trying to test methods since everyone claims these are tough to successfully collect. So far I'm 2/3 in my efforts, but the one that died was unintentionally barerooted on collection due to being in pretty dry sand. This year I went right after a rain and immediately balled and burlapped before lifting them out to keep the sand on them. So far, so good, we'll see next year.
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Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
So I went to the swamp today and dug up two trees to transplant. Right after digging them out, a thunderstorm came rolling in. With lightning all around me, I could not risk planting them so I now have two 2.5-3" trunk BCs. I now have two choices.
1. Split the bottom for big flare and pot them. Some time into the future I will hollow out the base.
2. Chop them super short again and develop shohin BCs.
Your vote: 1 or 2?
1. Split the bottom for big flare and pot them. Some time into the future I will hollow out the base.
2. Chop them super short again and develop shohin BCs.
Your vote: 1 or 2?
The Barber
Shohin
Why not a combo of both?
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Can't do that. The splits usually go 8-12 inches up the trunk. If I split the bottom and cut the trunk real short, I wind up with separate portions of the tree. Best I can do is a split bottom chuhin.
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