Waltron
Chumono
what about that honey hole you mentioned near gaylord?
ill only get one... I prom.
ill only get one... I prom.
Collected Spruce and Larch, my first attempt at group plantings
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M. Frary
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It's hard to give directions to that one. It's back off N. Townline rd. and M32. Private land under transmission lines.what about that honey hole you mentioned near gaylord?
ill only get one... I prom.
I was just over there a few weeks ago and the trees are still there but I saw fresh paint so I don't know if they will be there in the spring or not.
Wilson
Masterpiece
I like that you are willing to add other native plants. I am a big fan of compositions that combine a bunch of our wild northern plants.
Leo in N E Illinois
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What about hemlock? The MI native eastern hemlock would look good in a mixed forest planting, where its smooth bark would not be as noticed.
I would think witch hazel, alder, & hazelnut (filbert) all would have leaves that don't reduce enough to put in the same pot as larch and spruce. I would think they would have to be kept separate for reasons of scale.
Hemlock, larch & spruce all have needles in the same size range.
American Red Pine, Pinus resinosa. nice Michigan native, it is closely related to JBP and Austrian black pine P. nigra, I have never seen a collectable one with a fat trunk, but just like we train JBP seedlings into pre-bonsai, then bonsai, has anyone worked with P. resinosa? It would be super cold tolerant, in fact might not do well in zone 7 and warmer. It would be a single flush pine like P. sylvestris and P. nigra, I love the bark on a mature tree. Needles are long, they do not tolerate shade at all. But otherwise seen a good pine.
I would think witch hazel, alder, & hazelnut (filbert) all would have leaves that don't reduce enough to put in the same pot as larch and spruce. I would think they would have to be kept separate for reasons of scale.
Hemlock, larch & spruce all have needles in the same size range.
American Red Pine, Pinus resinosa. nice Michigan native, it is closely related to JBP and Austrian black pine P. nigra, I have never seen a collectable one with a fat trunk, but just like we train JBP seedlings into pre-bonsai, then bonsai, has anyone worked with P. resinosa? It would be super cold tolerant, in fact might not do well in zone 7 and warmer. It would be a single flush pine like P. sylvestris and P. nigra, I love the bark on a mature tree. Needles are long, they do not tolerate shade at all. But otherwise seen a good pine.
Waltron
Chumono
yes this forest will be a conifer themed one so no I wasn't going to put alder or witch in it, curious about those as a separate a endeavor. hmm hemlock.. maybe im confusing my balsam fir for that.... I have successfully collected 2 red pines. They are straight trunked with very long needles, but take well to collection and seem to be vigorous growers. I agree the old ones are marvelous. I've found a bunch of brush hogged balsam firs I could easily collect, I've been wondering if anyone has experience with those? those also take well to collection from my experience.
