herzausstahl
Chumono
Black hills spruce. I have a few in my garden I need to assess and decide what to do with. Also purchased from Hickory Grove as seedlings. Place is wonderfully cheap. 
My yard...secondary focus
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Chumono
Colorado Blue Spruce
early on I had wanted to style this guy like a mature eastern white pine but that ship might have sailed. Won't know until I get a closer look at it in warmer weather.
early on I had wanted to style this guy like a mature eastern white pine but that ship might have sailed. Won't know until I get a closer look at it in warmer weather.
herzausstahl
Chumono
My dawn redwoods, the smaller ones were dug up and replanted after I cut tap root if memory and best intentions serve me correct. The biggest ones have been untouched for a couple years. All started as 6-12" seedlings purchased on ebay.
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Scots Pine
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my one yew
Wilson
Masterpiece
For growing larch in the ground from seedlings, I think pruning and wiring are pretty important. From what I have seen if you just let them grow, you usually get zero movement and lost low branches.
I love that you have so much growing, good fun! I think having all kinds of trees growing out is like @Leo in N E Illinois said, an art unto itself.
I love that you have so much growing, good fun! I think having all kinds of trees growing out is like @Leo in N E Illinois said, an art unto itself.
herzausstahl
Chumono
I fully agree with the larch. These guys got away from me. Luckily this site sells them, http://hickorygrovenursery.com/ dirt cheap and they are 20 minutes away from me. 18-24" whip bare-rooted for only $3.90, minimum order of 5. Plus a few varieties of evergreen seedlings or transplants (older seedlings) so not bad for a head start on stock. I am going to try to salvage what I can with the larchs in the grow beds right now but I think most have gone on to landscape trees, or to be experimented with as they have little taper to them. I also love white cedars, so I might have to practice this summer on what I have as I try to learn more about them, then get some transplants of each or seedlings next year so I can continue to understand them. Then I'd have some to start growing out as prebonsai (wiring trunks as they grow, etc) and others to try to learn the horticultural aspects.
Wilson
Masterpiece
Your yard is great, I love those dawn redwoods! That was my first landscape purchase for my house, right in the front! It is amazing how big the trunks can get in a few years. I think the larch you have can still be chopped/layered, like you said, "testers"! Enjoy, and keep us updated.
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Chumono
So I did get around to taking more pictures with a camera not a phone and will post those in the tree specific threads, but here's a little more insight to my current set up, somewhat in progress.
Here's the garden as it sits today mostly through with spring thaw. I never "blow out" the tubing as I use Flex PVC, very strong, supposedly can freeze with water in it without breaking, I simply shut off the pumps and let the water flow down the pipes, figuring it expands forward in the pipe as it freezes. This is also while I wait for everything to thaw enough so I know there are no remaining ice chunks in it before turning on the stream and water fall pumps.
Hungry gold fish who will have to settle for eating algae until the water warms up more before I feed them.
Here's the garden as it sits today mostly through with spring thaw. I never "blow out" the tubing as I use Flex PVC, very strong, supposedly can freeze with water in it without breaking, I simply shut off the pumps and let the water flow down the pipes, figuring it expands forward in the pipe as it freezes. This is also while I wait for everything to thaw enough so I know there are no remaining ice chunks in it before turning on the stream and water fall pumps.
Hungry gold fish who will have to settle for eating algae until the water warms up more before I feed them.
herzausstahl
Chumono
Here is the side/corner of the yard I've commandeered for my garden and bonsai plus some storage.
Corner section for grow beds and storage next to the garage.
The gate is to keep the dog/kids out of it.
Here is my garden bench and where I'm going to build display benches. Gets full sun.
Here are some better views from the rest of the yard. The maple in the left here I grew from seed for fun about 6-8 years ago, been moved a couple times, planning on leaving as a yard tree but need to get my brother (an arborist) to help me decide which leader to let grow into the tree and which ones to prune off. Probably could air layer them if I get ambitious. The rest of these are taking form in the yard looking on the main area. It's 30-40 feet from the back of the house to the fence.
Corner section for grow beds and storage next to the garage.
The gate is to keep the dog/kids out of it.
Here is my garden bench and where I'm going to build display benches. Gets full sun.
Here are some better views from the rest of the yard. The maple in the left here I grew from seed for fun about 6-8 years ago, been moved a couple times, planning on leaving as a yard tree but need to get my brother (an arborist) to help me decide which leader to let grow into the tree and which ones to prune off. Probably could air layer them if I get ambitious. The rest of these are taking form in the yard looking on the main area. It's 30-40 feet from the back of the house to the fence.
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Chumono
So I have the grow beds for the idea my regular soil is hard clay and then in theory I could not have to bend down so much to work a tree in the ground if I wanted. But thinking about it more, does anyone see any issue just tilling and amending my regular soil in the ground and planting in that? Following the idea for ground growing I am mostly letting them run wild so not really working them too much. Although I would need better spacing than I'm about to show in the ground area I have.
Here's the current ground growing grounds:
Last one looking on the grow beds next to the ground growing area.
This space I need to clear out for more space for more grow beds or more ground growing.
This space is the area for future winter protection. On the north side of the house and I plan to build a cinder block "pen" to place everything in and most likely mulch over pots/containers.
Here's the current ground growing grounds:
Last one looking on the grow beds next to the ground growing area.
This space I need to clear out for more space for more grow beds or more ground growing.
This space is the area for future winter protection. On the north side of the house and I plan to build a cinder block "pen" to place everything in and most likely mulch over pots/containers.
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Chumono
Feel free to comment on anything you see and like/dislike. I'm here to learn and have fun just like everyone else!
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Love the fence!
Great Yard!
Sorce
Great Yard!
Sorce
Tentakelaertje
Omono
Lookin good man. Dunno how I missed on all of those pics, but your yard sure is great and I bet you can make nice trees from the stuff you have growing in it!
Giga
Masterpiece
This is your yard
herzausstahl
Chumono
So earlier this year, this spot was full of rocks and junk.
