M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
It's not a thread about my dog.
But rather the spots I look for to collect trees.
I was looking for Jack pines this time.
When I look for trees I use a little fishing strategy.
Look in the high percentage areas.
Just like fish the trees I'm looking for aren't everywhere. You need to put yourself in a good spot for the tree to be growing. Yeah trees live in forests but ones for bonsai usually don't. Like fish they will be in high percentage areas. Like edges. That's an easy one to figure out. They live on the edge of the forest. Away from alk of the straight growing trees. That means for Jack pines I don't look in the plantations but on the outskirts.
Another place are clear cut areas. They don't cut small trees but just run them over or go by them. Lots af small trees are left to grow because they are useless as lumber.
The best places for Jack pines that I've found are old clear cut areas next to plantations.
Plantation trees grow straight fighting for light. But seeds get blown out into the clear cut area and grow. Left with room to grow a Jack pine will spread out and not be so straight. Low branches and good health. Ivealso found that they are kess prone to grow a tap root. No competition lets the roots spread out too.
This is one such place. You can see the Jack pine plantation in the distance. I was the guy that leveled this place 16 years ago. I know where there are more too.
The oaks are coming back. The tall ones are ones that got missed or were small. The red pine out in the distance was one that was left. It was a cut everything but red pine sale. Like 7 out of 30 plus acres. Way out there is the jack pine plantation. Its behind me too. We cut giant holes in the woods here. Out there are what I'm looking for.
Man that dog has big feet!
But rather the spots I look for to collect trees.
I was looking for Jack pines this time.
When I look for trees I use a little fishing strategy.
Look in the high percentage areas.
Just like fish the trees I'm looking for aren't everywhere. You need to put yourself in a good spot for the tree to be growing. Yeah trees live in forests but ones for bonsai usually don't. Like fish they will be in high percentage areas. Like edges. That's an easy one to figure out. They live on the edge of the forest. Away from alk of the straight growing trees. That means for Jack pines I don't look in the plantations but on the outskirts.
Another place are clear cut areas. They don't cut small trees but just run them over or go by them. Lots af small trees are left to grow because they are useless as lumber.
The best places for Jack pines that I've found are old clear cut areas next to plantations.
Plantation trees grow straight fighting for light. But seeds get blown out into the clear cut area and grow. Left with room to grow a Jack pine will spread out and not be so straight. Low branches and good health. Ivealso found that they are kess prone to grow a tap root. No competition lets the roots spread out too.
This is one such place. You can see the Jack pine plantation in the distance. I was the guy that leveled this place 16 years ago. I know where there are more too.
The oaks are coming back. The tall ones are ones that got missed or were small. The red pine out in the distance was one that was left. It was a cut everything but red pine sale. Like 7 out of 30 plus acres. Way out there is the jack pine plantation. Its behind me too. We cut giant holes in the woods here. Out there are what I'm looking for.
Man that dog has big feet!