BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
From a nursery tree. again this one picked out for its exceptionally good roots that will only improve. tree has a good, solid trunk. i like the branch structure on this one, still very raw, but i see a very natural image down the line
20190320_204135 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_160818 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_170111 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
i dont bare root these, but i tease out a little of the surface, sides and base, misting with fish emulsion/seaweed water solution as i go along. so a little of the old soil gets sprayed off but not much as you can see.
because i want the tree to recover quickly, i want to spend the season developing a branch structure
20190320_174201 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
the tree had to be planted at an angle, if i had tried to plant it straight like it was in the nursery pot, i would have to cut off some high roots....rather than cut roots off and then try to graft on new ones, why not just slant it.
works for me
20190320_174209 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_174227 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_174320 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_204328 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
you can see the high roots here on the left
20190320_174333 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_174827 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_175455 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
then into a suitable container to continue its development, it will have room to grow in this shallow rectangle and the base should only get better
20190320_185633 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
is it grafted? i dunno, i can't really tell
20190320_204135 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_160818 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_170111 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
i dont bare root these, but i tease out a little of the surface, sides and base, misting with fish emulsion/seaweed water solution as i go along. so a little of the old soil gets sprayed off but not much as you can see.
because i want the tree to recover quickly, i want to spend the season developing a branch structure
20190320_174201 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
the tree had to be planted at an angle, if i had tried to plant it straight like it was in the nursery pot, i would have to cut off some high roots....rather than cut roots off and then try to graft on new ones, why not just slant it.
works for me
20190320_174209 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_174227 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_174320 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_204328 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
you can see the high roots here on the left
20190320_174333 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_174827 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190320_175455 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
then into a suitable container to continue its development, it will have room to grow in this shallow rectangle and the base should only get better
20190320_185633 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
is it grafted? i dunno, i can't really tell
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