The 2025 Yamadori/Collecting Thread

The Barber · Wednesday at 9:44 PM

Some of today's collects

This winged elm has major winging.

Also collected this slippery elm.

Not sure what this guy is yet, possibly an elm as well. Already has well developed ramification.

zens · Wednesday at 7:22 AM

This is my first Yamadori for 2025. In a friends garden and they had tried to get rid of it in many ways over the last year. Its a big lavender star and true to its tough nature had new buds at 6 days post dig early autumn (sthn hemisphere). Looking forward to the future carving work.

stubmle · Wednesday at 7:58 AM

The Barber said:
interesting ERC

Some of those might be worth collecting if feasible. Their own foliage kinda sucks, but if I recall right Nick Lenz said they take grafts well.

ponderingsage · Wednesday at 8:46 AM

Looks like a cool spot

The Barber said:
Did some collecting yesterday and today at my new honeyhole. This quarry has winged, slippery, and American elm growing in it, along with some interesting eastern red cedar.

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This monster eastern red cedar in a rock pocket is about 50 feet from where I park.
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Big curvy elm surrounded by poison ivy
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Dug this one, not certain what it is, possibly elm. Has crazy ramification already.
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Some of the interesting ERC.
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ponderingsage · Wednesday at 8:48 AM

I’m not collecting this season, so l will live vicariously through y’all.

The Barber · Wednesday at 9:30 AM

stubmle said:
Some of those might be worth collecting if feasible. Their own foliage kinda sucks, but if I recall right Nick Lenz said they take grafts well.

That's what I'm thinking might be the best option if I do.

Woocash · 2025-04-25T12:36:29-0700

For completeness, this is the other one of four collections. Massive hawthorn / cretaegus mongyna. 4ft tall, excellent gentle taper. Really excited about this one. Bunjin, in the making I reckon...

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Orion_metalhead · 2025-04-25T13:08:26-0700

two Elms of some sort today:

ponderingsage · 2025-04-26T08:52:16-0700

Woocash said:
For completeness, this is the other one of four collections. Massive hawthorn / cretaegus mongyna. 4ft tall, excellent gentle taper. Really excited about this one. Bunjin, in the making I reckon...
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Nasty!

Orion_metalhead · 2025-04-26T10:14:06-0700

Orion_metalhead said:
two Elms of some sort today:

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Believe these are Slippery Elms

Cajunrider · 2025-04-26T14:08:32-0700

Cajunrider said:
Beavers’ special: a 3 tree group and a 7 tree forest. The beavers did the tree selection and chop.
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3 weeks later

Cajunrider · 2025-04-26T14:15:38-0700

Cajunrider said:
My neighbor dug up a crepe myrtle. I brought it home and realized it was a hopeless case of entangled roots. It is now reduced to a woody stump with zero root. I am 90% sure it will die but we’ll see.
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One month later the buds are appearing.