First "transplant" for the Pink Rock larch forest

[crust]

It was composed and has lived on this rock for years and years( 10-15 years?) and I never have pulled it off. I have poked in holes and packed in soil before but this year I decided it was time after I had increasingly noticed a little branch tip weakening. So with my faithful hot assistant I cleaned the pad up and scissored off a layer of roots, set it on a new thin layer of soil, cut in a few pockets from above and packed in soil, de-wired and partial re-wired---it took seven hours. It went well.

and the final but crappy picture(it looks better than it is in the picture)

 

[Martin Sweeney]

Crust,

That is one serious and impressive landscape forest planting. I would very much like to see a picture when it leaves out for the spring, pretty please!

Regards,
Martin

 

[crust]

Crust,

That is one serious and impressive landscape forest planting. I would very much like to see a picture when it leaves out for the spring, pretty please!

Regards,
Martin

If it ever turns spring! Right now it is 32 degrees and snowing--harrumph!

 

[NewWorldBonsai]

Really wish we could grow Larch here in Florida... :[

 

[JudyB]

That's a lot of project. It still amazes me how little soil larch can live on. And happily.
Your assistant needs a boa....
Bet that thing is heavy.
Nice.

 

[davetree]

Impressive work. Of course, with the ability to grow larch comes the wonderful spring weather we have here. Do you think we will go from snow to 90 degrees in one week when it finally breaks ? My growing season has been shortened by a month this year already.

 

[misfit11]

Wonderful larch forest, Crust! The slab and rocks fit the image perfectly. Very well done... now where is that envy emoticon...

BTW. I really enjoy all of your larches including the "Lenz inspired (or Lenz grown!)" eccentric plantings. Keep on posting!

Cory

 

[JudyB]

I keep looking at that photo, and can't keep my greedy eyes off that back left tree.

 

[Poink88]

Wow, one of the best forest composition I've seen.

I keep looking at that photo, and can't keep my greedy eyes off that back left tree.

While all can stand on their own...I like that very much too.

 

[BigDave]

So with my faithful hot assistant I cleaned the pad up and scissored off a layer of roots, set it on a new thin layer of soil, cut in a few pockets

Nice, very nice saikei

Wish I had a hot assistant, nice smile


Good Growing,

big D

 

[BigDave]

Your assistant needs a boa....
Bet that thing is heavy.

How could you tell ?

oh Boa sorry misread

 

[evmibo]

Really wish we could grow Larch here in Florida... :[

You and I both.

 

[JudyB]

How could you tell ?

oh Boa sorry misread

Before I get into any trouble here, I was talking about the tree!!!

 

[BigDave]

Before I get into any trouble here, I was talking about the tree!!!

You funny JudyBlue eyes



oh Crust, where you collect the stone.

It looks like the Yuha desert stone we get in local desert

Looks brown , not pink...you got pink?

 

[Roberts]

That's fantastic, I can't get over how thin that soil level is. How many times a day do you have to water in the heat of summer?

Robert

 

[crust]

You funny JudyBlue eyes



oh Crust, where you collect the stone.

It looks like the Yuha desert stone we get in local desert

Looks brown , not pink...you got pink?

It is pink, light pink, not like rooster-dink-pink or anything, and it was acquired at my local brick and stone yard. A slab that is marketed for flagstone. I shaped the edges some.

 

[crust]

That's fantastic, I can't get over how thin that soil level is. How many times a day do you have to water in the heat of summer?

Robert

Twice--once in the late morning once in the early evening. If its not hot it does fine with a mid morning watering.

 

[crust]

That's a lot of project. It still amazes me how little soil larch can live on. And happily.
Your assistant needs a boa....
Bet that thing is heavy.
Nice.

I've tried to get her to just wear a boa... but she insists on being fully clothed--she can be fun but she draws the line if I have the camera out. The plant is pretty light but I was under there for some time with my scissor and other diabolic instruments but she toughed it out.