NHATIVE
Yamadori
Hey All,
I've recently become quite interested in the native Vine Maple we have here in the Pacific Northwest. Given their distribution and abundance, they are one of the more "readily available" species for collection around here, not to mention they are a beautiful tree in their own right. It was only a matter of time before I collected one from the wild, and I finally made that happen yesterday afternoon with a permit for the Olympic National Forest. This definitely isn't something many would consider "world class", but it is my first ever collected tree and I really like it's potential. It has great movement and ramification for such a small tree, the nebari is quite interesting, and it was able to be collected with plenty of roots, both tap and fine feeders.
I did have a question to pose for the group on potting this tree directly after collection. I was able to collect this tree straight from the ground with quite a shallow (only about 4" deep) and nicely sized root mass with plenty of fine feeder roots, and I have a training pot that would fit the root mass nicely without much if any space between the roots and the wall of the container, and would hardly require, if any, pruning to get it into. Should I pot directly into this training pot, or do you think it is necessary to either build a box for it that is bigger than the root mass or go into a pond basket or Anderson flat for increased oxygen flow? I'll be planting it in straight pumice either way.
Also, this tree was collected at around 3800', hence the snow. I live right at sea level and pretty much on the water in Puget Sound, and we don't often get a ton of frost where I am, though it does happen. The climate is fairly mild though, and plenty wet most winters.
Forgive the poor photos, I will try and take better ones soon. Thank you for your responses, and please give any other feedback you deem fit.
Cheers!
I've recently become quite interested in the native Vine Maple we have here in the Pacific Northwest. Given their distribution and abundance, they are one of the more "readily available" species for collection around here, not to mention they are a beautiful tree in their own right. It was only a matter of time before I collected one from the wild, and I finally made that happen yesterday afternoon with a permit for the Olympic National Forest. This definitely isn't something many would consider "world class", but it is my first ever collected tree and I really like it's potential. It has great movement and ramification for such a small tree, the nebari is quite interesting, and it was able to be collected with plenty of roots, both tap and fine feeders.
I did have a question to pose for the group on potting this tree directly after collection. I was able to collect this tree straight from the ground with quite a shallow (only about 4" deep) and nicely sized root mass with plenty of fine feeder roots, and I have a training pot that would fit the root mass nicely without much if any space between the roots and the wall of the container, and would hardly require, if any, pruning to get it into. Should I pot directly into this training pot, or do you think it is necessary to either build a box for it that is bigger than the root mass or go into a pond basket or Anderson flat for increased oxygen flow? I'll be planting it in straight pumice either way.
Also, this tree was collected at around 3800', hence the snow. I live right at sea level and pretty much on the water in Puget Sound, and we don't often get a ton of frost where I am, though it does happen. The climate is fairly mild though, and plenty wet most winters.
Forgive the poor photos, I will try and take better ones soon. Thank you for your responses, and please give any other feedback you deem fit.
Cheers!