Recent content by wade

I will be attending the Baltimore society meeting this coming weekend. I am hoping to convince some of the experienced folks to organize a trip of some sort - even a small one. The snow is finally beginning to melt off (although the ground is about 15F colder than normal right now) so it...

Yeah, agreed on finding sites, especially in an area as old and established as that around DC. Its more open out here in farm country (40 miles west) and there is plenty of private land to have a look around, but it takes a great deal of time to do that. I am hoping to get in touch with some...

Thanks for the clarification. As to the hornbeams, both of these were on what appears to be a very old driveway pad and the roots both radiated outward... there was no tap root. But because they were in a pretty densely grown area, they were tall and lanky and the nebari are not great. The...

Really? I find it interesting that most traditional bonsai material came from mountainous regions where root growth was highly impeded. Never thought that throwing a partial barrier in the developing roots' way would cause any sort of real problems so long as it didn't retain moisture in any...

Those sound like most excellent locations! I'm all about slogging through anywhere interesting. Yeah, I've been to the No Va club, although no one seemed to have any plans to collect. I am trying to get in touch with folks at the Baltimore club and hope they have some input. If anyone...

Hello all, I've been trying to come up with methods for "containing" in-ground growout plantings. Specifically, I have a couple of Carolina hornbeams and oaks that I pulled up from a future home-site that seem to have done well with the cutting back. I would like to grow them out in-ground...

Excellent, thanks for the heads-up! This winter has been harsh, so the collection period might be a little longer this year. I actually am only an hour from Baltimore so collecting with that group would be awesome. Thanks again for the contacts. Wade

I've lurked and followed posts for a long while on multiple forums and have yet to see much in the way of organized yamadori collection. I realize that the local "club" is the best avenue, but I find very few interested parties locally (and I personally have a very hard time making meetings...

From what I have found online, this is not the case for Carolina as it is for the European hornbeam. So you have had success with little prep? I just pulled up a tree I started preparing last winter and am very concerned about its survival due to what I've been reading online. Even the local...