The Collected Unknown.

[sorce]

Well, looking at this now, almost certain of its Glossy Buckthornedness, Other Deciduous is a good place to start its own thread.

As collected 3/25/15.

And a quick today.


More to "tomato garden".

Sorce

 

[Giga]

Not to shabby!

 

[Cypress187]

What's the purpose of that soil decoration? I mean the fragments.

 

[sorce]

What's the purpose of that soil decoration? I mean the fragments.

Maybe a lil moisture retention.
I think I had no where else to put it.


Sorce

 

[Cypress187]

I have some tree's in too wet soil (because i wanted to lower the collection risks and i was a noob), is there an method to make it more drainyier without repotting? (maybe by putting random fragments in the soil perhaps , or should i do a slip-repot and put rocks on the bottom?

 

[sorce]

So far.



5/4/15

5/23/15

Sorce

 

[sorce]

I have some tree's in too wet soil (because i wanted to lower the collection risks and i was a noob), is there an method to make it more drainyier without repotting? (maybe by putting random fragments in the soil perhaps , or should i do a slip-repot and put rocks on the bottom?

Don't know that there's much you can do now except water less.

Or repot if they're tuffins!

Sorce

 

[sorce]

@Anthony
Thought of you when I found this branch. Seems one of those special mutations. The way it forks like a 2 headed snake. The other branches have not done this. Interesting.



Thoughts?

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

Anthony is a two headed snake? Lol. Him and Kha!
Sorce. I take back what I said about collecting unknown species. Well at least in this instance! You pulled one out of your um... nether regions with this one. Nice base. Plans on losing a trunk or keeping both?
Nice work brother!

 

[sorce]

Plans on losing a trunk or keeping both?

I want to get the forked one down to where it connects. It'll be in the back. Trouble is, I gotta get a bud below there on it first, because though fused, I think I will lose some base if that one dies.

There's a couple nice old branch spots right there where I should get a bud soon. It would Probly bud there if I chopped it too, but I want to fill the pot with roots till mid summer, then maybe, maybe....saw it there.

If this thing throws those snake branches, it's could be a wicked broom.
I don't think it's too well suited for it, but I'm not too suited for regularisms, following rules,etc., etc.,

LITERATE SOUL!

Sorce

 

[sorce]

@Anthony


Here's a leaf off a different branch.
Kind of confirms it's genetic, yes?



Sorce

 

[jeanluc83]

I collected a red maple last year and it threw some weird growth. I think when trees are in survival mode they just push whatever grow they can. Once it has grown a couple of years and realize it is not going to die the growth should settle down and become more orderly.

 

[GrimLore]

Here's a leaf off a different branch.
Kind of confirms it's genetic, yes?

Sorce

I don't know about genetic but unless it is Sassafras it certainly is odd

Grimmy

 

[M. Frary]

Looks like a mitten to me.

 

[SimonDuval]

Rhamnus frangula, also known as Alder Buckthorn. Not quite as invasive as its cousin the European Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), but still a non-native plant that you shouldn't let fruit. They are hard to work as bonsai as they throw these very long shoots and when you cut down to 1-2 leaves, the twig will die. They are however very hardy, can't kill em!

 

[Potawatomi13]

I collected a red maple last year and it threw some weird growth. I think when trees are in survival mode they just push whatever grow they can. Once it has grown a couple of years and realize it is not going to die the growth should settle down and become more orderly.

Beat me to it. Seen this as well I have.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Beat me to it. Seen this as well I have.

You are fairly active on this site. So that we can get to know your work, would you mind posting a couple of your trees?

 

[sorce]

Rhamnus frangula, also known as Alder Buckthorn. Not quite as invasive as its cousin the European Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), but still a non-native plant that you shouldn't let fruit. They are hard to work as bonsai as they throw these very long shoots and when you cut down to 1-2 leaves, the twig will die. They are however very hardy, can't kill em!

You know I been itchin to test this out! How many of these have you worked with?

Thank you Simon!

Sorce

 

[sorce]

Testin out!

Before

Got about 2.5-3ft shoots. They started branching (normally) about 2 weeks ago. And what do you know, the only one not in "Flowering" is.......

I saw one flowering on A fishing trip the other day. Kind of excited to see this one busy!

And after.

I left those 3 going, as I hope to build off of them in the future. I cut back to 2 leaves on all the branches on the back trunk, to see if I can get it to bud lower.

Details to follow.

Sorce

 

[sorce]

The back trunk here is on the left, the lowest bud is that small one coming straight at you with the Holy leaves.



I need to get a bud on the left lower than the one front and center. Then I can keep that back part alive, get some back branching, and Ditch that trunk.

I did cut everything above those keepers on the working trunk too.
Cropped out mostly, the right is the keeper trunk.



And I did this without harming my buddy.


Sorce