CWTurner
Omono
Last week I visited a couple of local cemeteries and found these on their dump piles. All had been previously excavated and though they held some soil and roots, other roots were exposed to the air and dry. The first 3 are typical yew, 4 is an azalea, 5 a boxwood. Except for the boxwood all these were mature landscape bushes, 3'-4' tall wide. The boxwood had been clipped when I found it.
After getting permission, I clipped off the branches and dry roots, brought them home and buried them in soil/sand mixture. Since taking the pix, I've sealed the branch ends, and that's about it. I'm hoping that with some luck, these will grow again in the Spring.
Does anyone have experience collecting material that has been left out and the roots dried? Will scratching the roots and finding wetness indicate that the roots aren't dead yet, or does any drying doom them?
BTW, I intend to "make friends" with these groundskeepers and ask for a heads up when they're digging this sort of material in the future.
After getting permission, I clipped off the branches and dry roots, brought them home and buried them in soil/sand mixture. Since taking the pix, I've sealed the branch ends, and that's about it. I'm hoping that with some luck, these will grow again in the Spring.
Does anyone have experience collecting material that has been left out and the roots dried? Will scratching the roots and finding wetness indicate that the roots aren't dead yet, or does any drying doom them?
BTW, I intend to "make friends" with these groundskeepers and ask for a heads up when they're digging this sort of material in the future.