Certifiable B-nut

[Poink88]

Should consider a saws all, AKA reciprocating saw.----oops I just saw it.

We actually have 3 and the one shown is the smallest. One is corded...but was not used.

 

[Eric Group]

Just got permission to use this photo.

Who says you cannot play and work at the same time?

Here is Steve "flanking" on a (not visible) digging bar...trying to lift a pyracantha that refuses to budge. One of my favorite photos of the dig. LOL

I thought it was called "planking"... Or is there some witty play on words I am missing here?

I have always heard Pyracanthia are hard to collect... I thought they meant by that that the trees don't generally survive the process, but perhaps all people were saying is that itis Physically HARD to collect them as in almost impossible to get them out the ground!

Looks like you got some tree with that "Fantasy Style" potential here... I hoe they all make it for you!

 

[jkd2572]

My favorite is the yaupon holly. Looked like a fun day.

 

[Beng]

Which one, pyracantha #1? I actually chopped that half way down. Left some for possible carving later.

Thanks.

Yep #1, carving makes sense.

 

[Poink88]

I have always heard Pyracanthia are hard to collect... I thought they meant by that that the trees don't generally survive the process, but perhaps all people were saying is that itis Physically HARD to collect them as in almost impossible to get them out the ground!

These are my first collected pyracantha so I have no idea. I do hope they make it. They do have very strong "wandering" roots that have to be chopped. They also fight back because of their thorns. Some of the areas that got pricked in my hands were still throbbing yesterday. I hope that is what they meant.

Getting them off the ground would have been easy if they are not under the fence...and have roots going the other property.

BTW, I have 2 potted pyracantha that I abused prior to these...leaving almost no fine roots when I repotted and both survived. I assume collected will behave similarly. Will see in the next several weeks.

 

[Poink88]

My favorite is the yaupon holly. Looked like a fun day.

It was fun. The entire group also had the easy" feeling to be with. Everyone helped when needed and talked about anything and everything bonsai.

The yaupons are nice and as I said, we hardly made a dent on what was there. Granted that the best are possibly gone but we won't know until the base are exposed.

 

[Poink88]

Yep #1, carving makes sense.

I think I will change the planting angle a bit later...make the deadwood more "vertical" by just a few degrees. That pipe branch which is down to less than 4" now will be carved to somehow match the main trunk and will serve as a side/rear branch.

That is the plan for now at least. LOL

 

[travislivid]

Here are thee 2 I collected after all of the chops and potting up in a turface mix. Now just to wait and see what I have to work with until I carve and cut more. IF they bud out I will just feed and let them grow wild for the year.

Thanks for inviting me to add on to your thread Dario! The next time you see these guys, IF they make it, I will start a new thread for each one when they have growth going.

Man that was a great dig!

 

[Poink88]

Travis,

Not sure if we are on this weekend but you will be notified if we are.

That yaupon looks nice. You have the eye just like Steve. The weather is right, timing is right, etc. if you do not drown it, it should be fine. LOL (joking) You know what you are doing so if you treated it with fungicide, I have no doubt it will make it. It does deserve its own thread.

The ligustrum will be a great carving project. It already have nice start...just needed to be matched.

Speaking of which, I think you need to update your cedar elm threads. We need to see the updates!

 

[coh]

These are my first collected pyracantha so I have no idea. I do hope they make it. They do have very strong "wandering" roots that have to be chopped. They also fight back because of their thorns. Some of the areas that got pricked in my hands were still throbbing yesterday. I hope that is what they meant.

Small sample size, but I collected 1 pyracantha last spring...much smaller than these (it was in the ground for maybe 6-7 years) but I found that the roots "wandered" and I was unable to get very much in the way of fine feeder roots. Potted it up and wasn't sure what to expect, but it grew extremely vigorously last summer. I can see plenty of new roots through the clear plastic "grow box". So, hopefully yours will be fine.

Looks like a fun day, hope everyone keeps us posted as these develop.

Chris

 

[Poink88]

Thanks Chris. Like Travis, I will probably start new threads for each of these when there is some progress to show.

It sure was a fun day. Thanks!

 

[Poink88]

Going back tomorrow afternoon to collect the pyracantha on the back ground. Half of the trunk is on the other side of the fence and the owner got permission from her neighbor for me to dig from their side as well.

Having access on both sides should make it much easier but I expect it to be difficult still.

 

[Poink88]

Got 4 plants out of that one. Not as nice as I initially thought. The visible deadwood was too far gone and the reason why I had 4 trees....1 was left at the other side of the fence. This baby self ground layer well!

All six (6) of them are budding now and healthy red ones too! I am pumped especially about the 2 nicer ones.

 

[Poink88]

Update on my pyracanthas. Both were trimmed back a lot and sporting new growth now.

Lots of carving coming next year.