Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Looks like a Japanese holly. Look at the leaves and see if there are tiny teeth on the edge of the leaf.
Azalea : moss progress
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Looks like a Japanese holly. Look at the leaves and see if there are tiny teeth on the edge of the leaf.
HoneyHornet
Shohin
I think your right on that ! I havr two that are super interesting the one shown and then this one which i pryed off a base of a large oak we were removing (I do tree service/removal)
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HoneyHornet
Shohin
I definitely will peel back off the trunk so I dont look too foolish out here lol (mainly for the plant of course)I love moss... but fight to keep it off my trunks
In Southern California our water was so alkaline the only time I would get moss was during the rainy season when I would use a lot of organic fertilizer. I found a secret source outside a carwash where they used softened water - and some of the water ran off on the street and the cracks were loaded with green moss that thrived in the full sun. Here in North Carolina it is everywhere - I just have to look. Typically you will be happiest if you find moss that matches the environment of your tree - shade moss for trees like azaleas, sun moss for your conifers, etc. I've got mosses growing all over a stone wall in my back yard, and every time I water my bonsai I water my moss wall
The moss wall sounds sweet lol
And i use the 10 15 10 Schultz fert and seems to work well .But ive always wondered but didnt dive too deep into the fert world..def an area I could use some further research..im sure there is a thread
HoneyHornet
Shohin
Lol believe me i know,my android camera doesnt compare to iPhone lol maybe because mine is a little beaten up at that ahah..i need to start busting out my Cannon in all honesty and go full photography with it..fell off on that hobby of mine fir a bit ..its a perfect reason to dust er off tho..hmm.. Good reminderDude don't take this personal, but you have to get another camera. This one don't satisfy my curiousity
HoneyHornet
Shohin
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
It isn't primarily about aesthetics. Moss holds moisture against the bark and will cause it to rot. It is even worse if you have deadwood that meets the ground. In some cases, it takes decades to get good bark on a tree; it is usually a sign of age and character. To work so hard to get great bark and then watch it get too wet and rot is a tragedy.
When you see trees at exhibitions that have beautiful moss on the soil, in many cases that moss is placed on the soil for the exhibition, and then removed immediately thereafter. However not always - there are plenty of folks who go for a "naturalistic" look with tons of mosses and lichens on their soil. But universally you want to keep it off the bark.
HoneyHornet
Shohin
Perfect sense,I for sure utilize it for its retention which is all the more reason i should know better than to neglect that fact about just rotting that bark out..it really only krept up the bark in last week is when i noticed it,had rampant growth recently, I'll get on top of that in the AM though no need to prolong a negative effect ..I believe its early enough to save from early deterioration
HoneyHornet
Shohin
referred to looking foolish regarding allowing it to continue,not visually LOOK silly
But its a good reminder to quit slippin
But its a good reminder to quit slippin
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Great idea. I should start doing this!
HoneyHornet
Shohin
Is the moss on an actual wall to the house or? From a masonry point of view its not ideal to leave ivys and moss on your mortar..though it sounds beautiful and I would prob leave it too, my background in masonry resto cant help but say something lol if itnwas old school high limestone mix youd be good but regular modern Portland cement based mortars wont like it after some time (prob so long noone cares because it looks so amazing ahah)
HoneyHornet
Shohin
I would love to see this wall though
leatherback
The Treedeemer
I htink you refer to the wall by @Bonsai Nut !
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
It's only a 3' high landscaping wall. Right now more lichens than mosses, though during the spring rains the mosses were really in evidence. My daughter has been picking chunks of moss off to use in her terrariums/planters, so you can see some "holes" in it
Moss in our landscape pavers:
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penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I love moss. Nothing comes as close to healthy moss as a miniature landscape illusion asset except maybe well chosen rocks. Rocks and moss together is pure heaven.
So glad we have someone on board who knows their moss.
So glad we have someone on board who knows their moss.
Cypress187
Masterpiece
I can't keep moss alive, I need more shade perhaps.
HoneyHornet
Shohin
Ohhh i thought. It was a structure wall for whatever reasonIt's only a 3' high landscaping wall. Right now more lichens than mosses, though during the spring rains the mosses were really in evidence. My daughter has been picking chunks of moss off to use in her terrariums/planters, so you can see some "holes" in it
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Moss in our landscape pavers:
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That looks great do you recall what mortar you used? Run if thr mill bag? it's a filled in so so nice
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
This is my current house and that wall has been there about 45 years. I have no idea what mortar they used. The moss and lichen is there naturally - I have not done anything to place it there, though I have started to water it during the heat of the summer.
HoneyHornet
Shohin
Type of mortar prob doesnt matter was just curious from a Masons point of view sense of all the jobs I've repointed old mortar I don't think I've seen it as perfect and Lush..any looks very cool ..reminds me of preserved mosscapes with air plants made for inside on the wall
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