somegeek
Yamadori
I had the opportunity today to collect a few small Hemlocks (corrected - thanks Ianb/JasonG).
The root system on this tree was insane. It had a patch of roots roughly 1ft sq (like a moist mat of canvas) under a rock it was next to.
This tree was removed from a ditch. Pruning by snowplow no doubt. This one has a nice nebari - four strong lateral roots just below the bark in this image.
This tree had just a few long roots and rested above a rock under a small bit of soil.
Collecting these was pretty easy as they sat in a sandy mix of soil which was on the dry side. All three trees are in a 50/50 bark / turface/perlite mix and in the shade. I'd put them into the ground but I don't really have the room for that unfortunately.
I did see some larger specimens but wanted to cut my teeth on collecting just a few of these smaller ones.
somegeek
The root system on this tree was insane. It had a patch of roots roughly 1ft sq (like a moist mat of canvas) under a rock it was next to.
This tree was removed from a ditch. Pruning by snowplow no doubt. This one has a nice nebari - four strong lateral roots just below the bark in this image.
This tree had just a few long roots and rested above a rock under a small bit of soil.
Collecting these was pretty easy as they sat in a sandy mix of soil which was on the dry side. All three trees are in a 50/50 bark / turface/perlite mix and in the shade. I'd put them into the ground but I don't really have the room for that unfortunately.
I did see some larger specimens but wanted to cut my teeth on collecting just a few of these smaller ones.
somegeek
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