Cruiser
Chumono
From a rotting Douglas-fir stump in the front yard.
Roots had permeated and wrapped themselves throughout the stump. In some places the wood was crumbling or mushy.
The shrub came out easier than expected. Yet it was a slow and delicate procedure.
Rotten wood crumbled right out of the root mass. New home is a 24” square box.
Substrate is a mix of the rotting wood, native soil, and DF bark nuggets. It was piled up underneath the shrub base, where the stump used to be. The idea is keep things organic and acidic while increasing drainage. Over time I will remove substrate to better expose the roots.
Roots had permeated and wrapped themselves throughout the stump. In some places the wood was crumbling or mushy.
The shrub came out easier than expected. Yet it was a slow and delicate procedure.
Rotten wood crumbled right out of the root mass. New home is a 24” square box.
Substrate is a mix of the rotting wood, native soil, and DF bark nuggets. It was piled up underneath the shrub base, where the stump used to be. The idea is keep things organic and acidic while increasing drainage. Over time I will remove substrate to better expose the roots.