Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Did some collecting today, so I thought I'd post some pics.
Beautiful morning - cool but clear. Not as cold as last year - probably around 50 degrees.
Juniper growing next to a tree skeleton.
This was a huge juniper - easily 12" base at the ground and only about 7' tall. The single trunk junipers are unusual, but they do exist. Sometimes the best jamadori, however, are mult-trunk junipers that have died back to one or two trunks.
I'll be discussing this tree in a separate thread. One of my favorites in a particular area I return to each year.
We've had a fair amount of rain recently, and I snapped a shot from my car of a large juniper that had been uprooted and carried away in a drywash. Given the location of the wash as well as the fact the tree had been dead for a while, I imagine that the tree had either been bulldozed, or had already been uprooted by the drywash last year. Too bad I didn't get it sooner - I rescued a tree I found last year in a similar state.
Here's a nice twisted juniper trunk right next to the jeep road I am on. If you look closely at the base, this tree is close to being killed by the road.
Here's another roadside juniper that I almost collected. However investigation of the root structure revealed that the trunk actually sank quite deeply into the ground and there were two other trunks (now dead) to contend with. I passed it up, at least for now.
Did you remember your rock chisel? This is an example of an uncollectable tree, at least with anything short of dynamite The entire root structure is imbedded in stone. Look and enjoy, then move on
Valley of the junipers. If you look in the medium distance you'll see an interesting rock formation that was about 10' tall. I don't think anyone stacked those rocks (this was a pretty remote area). I'll probably investigate this area further next time I visit.
Was a quick trip this time - had to be back to pick up the kids from school. I hope to return again shortly before it starts to warm up.
Beautiful morning - cool but clear. Not as cold as last year - probably around 50 degrees.
Juniper growing next to a tree skeleton.
This was a huge juniper - easily 12" base at the ground and only about 7' tall. The single trunk junipers are unusual, but they do exist. Sometimes the best jamadori, however, are mult-trunk junipers that have died back to one or two trunks.
I'll be discussing this tree in a separate thread. One of my favorites in a particular area I return to each year.
We've had a fair amount of rain recently, and I snapped a shot from my car of a large juniper that had been uprooted and carried away in a drywash. Given the location of the wash as well as the fact the tree had been dead for a while, I imagine that the tree had either been bulldozed, or had already been uprooted by the drywash last year. Too bad I didn't get it sooner - I rescued a tree I found last year in a similar state.
Here's a nice twisted juniper trunk right next to the jeep road I am on. If you look closely at the base, this tree is close to being killed by the road.
Here's another roadside juniper that I almost collected. However investigation of the root structure revealed that the trunk actually sank quite deeply into the ground and there were two other trunks (now dead) to contend with. I passed it up, at least for now.
Did you remember your rock chisel? This is an example of an uncollectable tree, at least with anything short of dynamite The entire root structure is imbedded in stone. Look and enjoy, then move on
Valley of the junipers. If you look in the medium distance you'll see an interesting rock formation that was about 10' tall. I don't think anyone stacked those rocks (this was a pretty remote area). I'll probably investigate this area further next time I visit.
Was a quick trip this time - had to be back to pick up the kids from school. I hope to return again shortly before it starts to warm up.