Vance do you repot all your shimps in the summer? I have some I want to separate. They have multiple trunks that I have buried for several years. I know at least one of them has roots emerging from all trunks.
I do mine in the summer out of convenience and because I can.
Summer Repot #4 2016
Twisted Scots Pine, and a Shimpaku infested by ants gets a new pot as well.
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I collect anytime but winter if I have the time. I've only lost 2 trees in 3 years. This is the first year I haven't collected in summer only because I've been quite busy.Not to sidejack this thread but do you also do most conifer collecting in the summer as well then?
and any sort of aftercare?Wha percentage of soil are you removing? What percentage of roots are you removing?
Almost 100% of the soil and any dead roots, in this case about 50%. Very tiny ants but an entire nest in this tree and a couple of others. This has been the year of ant infestations every where.Wha percentage of soil are you removing? What percentage of roots are you removing?
I have kind of out grown (gotten too old) collecting in the wild. Mom and Pop nurseries are about as wild as I get these days.Not to sidejack this thread but do you also do most conifer collecting in the summer as well then?