Ruelas831
Sapling
Was doing some landscapeing on my front yard and was going to cut this down but I decided to try and dig it out. Can anyone id it? Never tried to dig out anything any tips? Thanks!
Dig out o just cut?
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coh
Imperial Masterpiece
coast redwood (sequoia sempervirens)
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Use a shovel!
Don't break the shovel.
Wait till spring.
Or start training it in the ground!
In which case.
Break the shovel, ewe wont need it! At least for a while!
Seriously though. It looks young enough to come out easy. But you should wait till spring.
Sorce
Don't break the shovel.
Wait till spring.
Or start training it in the ground!
In which case.
Break the shovel, ewe wont need it! At least for a while!
Seriously though. It looks young enough to come out easy. But you should wait till spring.
Sorce
misfit11
Omono
Def a coastal redwood. They are about the easiest thing in the world to transplant. You could probably cut the trunk at the base, stick in in a bucket of water, and it will throw roots!!... Well, maybe not, but almost.
But I think I'd leave this one in the ground for a few more years to trunk up a bit more. Redwoods put on girth really quickly (esp. in coastal CA). Feed it well for a few and do a couple of trunk chops (while possibly leaving some deadwood ala shari or jins), and grow a new leader each time. Then you should be able to collect it with relative ease.
Bob Shimon and his son Zack of Mendocino coast bonsai have been collecting redwoods for bonsai for years and they found early on that it didn't take much to keep them alive.
Good luck
Cory
But I think I'd leave this one in the ground for a few more years to trunk up a bit more. Redwoods put on girth really quickly (esp. in coastal CA). Feed it well for a few and do a couple of trunk chops (while possibly leaving some deadwood ala shari or jins), and grow a new leader each time. Then you should be able to collect it with relative ease.
Bob Shimon and his son Zack of Mendocino coast bonsai have been collecting redwoods for bonsai for years and they found early on that it didn't take much to keep them alive.
Good luck
Cory
jkd2572
Masterpiece
Leave in the ground for a while until you get the trunk size you want. You want a bigger trunk and this is the fastest way to do this.
Neli
Omono
I like it! Looks almost like yew....Any one has some seeds?
esons
Sapling
Did you get any seeds Neli? It was raining them here a few months ago. Billions were falling out of the sky, literally billions.
Neli
Omono
I would love some...I did not get any,...being in Africa...in the mids of lots of internationally acclaimed crooks...Pay pal does not accept me...so I have to buy everything when I travel.
But I am ready to send some seeds in exchange or pay for postage and seeds.
But I am ready to send some seeds in exchange or pay for postage and seeds.
RKatzin
Omono
Hi, growing as it is this tree could be dug with very little effort. They are not deep rooters and growing in the brick box is almost like a container. I would bet you can lift it out of there with a spatula or a flat shovel. They need few roots to carry on, but do gather as much as you can.
I have often started new trees by simply pushing my toppings into the garden and keeping them wet for the first season. Usually the top itself will die back to a lower live limb and that becomes my new start.
Very easy tree to grow with a strong will to live. I have often gathered root suckers from big trees and have several in my garden growing out.
As fall is approaching I would think you could lift the tree in mass and move it to another site if it's interferring with your landscape project. Very good chance of survival down your way. You could also leave it and work with it where it is and collect it after a few years of growing.
If you dock the top it will grow into more of a bush and you can hedge it and shape it. Makes a real nice shrub while it's trunking up.
For the out of towners who have a tough time getting Redwoods I would recommend the Jonsteen Co. They produce and ship global some very nice Redwood starter kits with seed and soil and a little cup to start them in.
In their group on Facebook there are several members from Africa so you might make a connection there for resources. Best of growing, Rick
I have often started new trees by simply pushing my toppings into the garden and keeping them wet for the first season. Usually the top itself will die back to a lower live limb and that becomes my new start.
Very easy tree to grow with a strong will to live. I have often gathered root suckers from big trees and have several in my garden growing out.
As fall is approaching I would think you could lift the tree in mass and move it to another site if it's interferring with your landscape project. Very good chance of survival down your way. You could also leave it and work with it where it is and collect it after a few years of growing.
If you dock the top it will grow into more of a bush and you can hedge it and shape it. Makes a real nice shrub while it's trunking up.
For the out of towners who have a tough time getting Redwoods I would recommend the Jonsteen Co. They produce and ship global some very nice Redwood starter kits with seed and soil and a little cup to start them in.
In their group on Facebook there are several members from Africa so you might make a connection there for resources. Best of growing, Rick
Neli
Omono
Thanks!,
Last time I was send something from the USA it took 18 month...from Germany was faster...7 month...I will try and get them when I travel better...
Last time I was send something from the USA it took 18 month...from Germany was faster...7 month...I will try and get them when I travel better...
