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My last opportunity to collect in the area I was in was yesterday so I got after it. All three of these had a nice base of fine roots which I was able to keep in tact upon collection. All potted up in a mix of 1:1:1 - perlite, turface, pine bark. Started to...

I learn something new every day. Didn't know how the flow worked with regards to the cambium layer and the sapwood. Thanks for the explanation. somegeek

Thanks for the replies all - I'll get them into some sun. There are some larger images here. Bit of a discussion regarding what kind of hemlocks they are. :) somegeek

Nice work. Beautiful area to collect in! somegeek

I collected these three trees a few weeks back. They've been in the shade since. I'm curious as to how soon I can start putting these into morning sun? They'd be exposed from ~8am til noon or so. Appreciate any input. somegeek

Read this thread the other night myself and was wondering the same. :)

Shape and texture of #1 is nice with the blending of #3's color would be my choice... that being said I'd be happy to have any four of these. I dig the texture. somegeek

Thanks for the reply. When you prune way back, are you trying to produce backbudding? Is this the latter method used here? http://kingii.blogspot.com/2010/06/83.html - images 8-10 here image somegeek

When looking at images of foliage pads on Shimpaku, I've noticed that some trees have the foliage in large pads anywhere from 1/2" above the branch(exposing it) to a point where the foliage is arranged low enough to conceal the branch. What is the desired position for the foliage on the branch...

Great - will do - thanks for the replies. somegeek

I have a tree I am currently let grow without any pruning to develop the trunk. There are about a half dozen branches which are pretty bare and leaning towards yellowish(hanging on to a little green in color). I'm curious if branches like this do much for the tree to grow the trunk or if they...

Should I wait until the spring to do any wiring on these trees? somegeek

Thanks for the correction on this. :) What are the notable differences when discerning between yew and hemlock foliage? somegeek

I had the opportunity today to collect a few small Hemlocks (corrected - thanks Ianb/JasonG). The root system on this tree was insane. It had a patch of roots roughly 1ft sq (like a moist mat of canvas) under a rock it was next to. This tree was removed from a ditch. Pruning by snowplow...

Nice sanity check to see others are doing this. :) I thought this was an interesting way to secure the roots. somegeek