The 2022 Yamadori/Collecting Thread

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Does anyone of us routinely collect trees in the fall?
I did a little bit of collecting last fall but everything was little stuff. Basically just dig the tree and keep as much soil around the root ball and do a real repot in sping. I dug a few alders, a birch and a crab apple and everything pulled through this year. I'll probably pull a few more little crabs in the next couple weeks. I'd be much more reluctant to do a significant dig in fall up here but small stuff doesn't even seem to notice.
 

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Was clearing a bit of ground in the garden and collected this....

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Not sure what it is or if it's suitable for bonsai. It looks a bit like a shrub sometimes used locally for small hedgerows. It has small leaves and short internodes and I like the exposed roots and craggy bark. Gave it a haircut and trimmed the heavy roots keeping plenty of fine roots for a safe recovery (hopefully).

Mac

Cheers @HorseloverFat the black bag trick worked a treat. Some healthy new growth starting.

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l collect in the fall… but haven’t with deciduous trees. Fall seems ok for junipers and pines. Are you are going after deciduous?
If so I’d like to hear how that goes.
 

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I had extraordinary success collecting this last fall at about the exact same time on mid sized material. Fir, spruce, juniper. I thought I’d go a lil 😉 bigger this fall to see what I could achieve. one seed juniper Collected from my property in Cedar Crest, NM.

I left the rootball as intact as possible and only cleared some of the exterior and bottom of the field soil. It was surprisingly easy to dig, being on the slope of an arroyo like it was. I modified a nursery can and wired it in as tight as I could and backfilled with 100% pumice.

I had perfect success with 6 collections last fall so I’m hoping for the same.

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I had extraordinary success collecting this last fall at about the exact same time on mid sized material. Fir, spruce, juniper. I thought I’d go a lil 😉 bigger this fall to see what I could achieve. one seed juniper Collected from my property in Cedar Crest, NM.

I left the rootball as intact as possible and only cleared some of the exterior and bottom of the field soil. It was surprisingly easy to dig, being on the slope of an arroyo like it was. I modified a nursery can and wired it in as tight as I could and backfilled with 100% pumice.

I had perfect success with 6 collections last fall so I’m hoping for the same.

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Amazing tree !
 

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I had extraordinary success collecting this last fall at about the exact same time on mid sized material. Fir, spruce, juniper. I thought I’d go a lil 😉 bigger this fall to see what I could achieve. one seed juniper Collected from my property in Cedar Crest, NM.

I left the rootball as intact as possible and only cleared some of the exterior and bottom of the field soil. It was surprisingly easy to dig, being on the slope of an arroyo like it was. I modified a nursery can and wired it in as tight as I could and backfilled with 100% pumice.

I had perfect success with 6 collections last fall so I’m hoping for the same.

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Very nice Danny!
 

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What do you do for aftercare? Awesome collects.
What has worked best for me is placement after collection watering and very minimal disturbance of field soil.
after collection they all go in full shade to start, regardless of time of year. A lot of the junipers and piñon pine around here are growing in a heavy clay that can be a blessing and a curse. Keeping the clay ball intact is easy until its not. Its like keeping a ultra thin walled ceramic pot from breaking while handling. Its crucial though because of the very few and tiny feeder roots. Almost Every time the field soil has broken away considerably, I lose the tree. They always go in pure pumice but the container it goes in can not be oversized. The roots tend to push out from the core into the pumice, then I slowly replace the core with better soil and get roots to populate that area as well. Now its just making sure its watered plenty but not too much. Spraying the foliage down at least once or twice a day and crossing my fingers! Haven’t attempted a collection this large in quite a while so well see, but the monsoons have been so great little that im feeling really good. The tree was in excellent health at the time of collection.
 

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I had extraordinary success collecting this last fall at about the exact same time on mid sized material. Fir, spruce, juniper. I thought I’d go a lil 😉 bigger this fall to see what I could achieve. one seed juniper Collected from my property in Cedar Crest, NM.

I left the rootball as intact as possible and only cleared some of the exterior and bottom of the field soil. It was surprisingly easy to dig, being on the slope of an arroyo like it was. I modified a nursery can and wired it in as tight as I could and backfilled with 100% pumice.

I had perfect success with 6 collections last fall so I’m hoping for the same.

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Wow. NICE find!

That's one I'd leave alone for at least 2 growing seasons!

I'm excited to see where you take it!

(I expected you to look 100-percent Hartinez! 😂😂😂 HOORAY for MIXED peoples!!)
 

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Wow. NICE find!

That's one I'd leave alone for at least 2 growing seasons!

I'm excited to see where you take it!

(I expected you to look 100-percent Hartinez! 😂😂😂 HOORAY for MIXED peoples!!)
Haha. Last name is Hart, but I’m a 4th gen New Mexican who has more of a Chicano accent than not, and with Martinez being such a prevalent last name here I figured it was the perfect blend!
 

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Haha. Last name is Hart, but I’m a 4th gen New Mexican who has more of a Chicano accent than not, and with Martinez being such a prevalent last name here I figured it was the perfect blend!
See I thought your name was Hartinez... And 'hart' was like a nickname!!!!

🤣🤣🤣

Hables la lengua, tambien?
 

Hartinez

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I love Cedar Crest. I wish I had this addiction when I lived out there. I lived in the city but some of my friends had a place in Tijeras Canyon. The trees there are incredible.
Yeah the East Mountains there are pretty great. Breaking ground on my house in the next month!!! So many trees already prepped for my future garden. It’s nice to be in the mountains but 20 mins away from the city.
 
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