This was my first collected tree.
A Granite slab with a depression, that had enough eroding grit to fill the pocket. The tree had no running roots, l just had to ease it up.
Woah, nice find.This was my first collected tree.
A Granite slab with a depression, that had enough eroding grit to fill the pocket. The tree had no running roots, l just had to ease it up.
Looks like a ponderosa to me. Beautiful trunk. The added advantage of tis type of collection is the ease with which planting angles can be adjusted. Usually such a compact root ball without the lopsided runners present in a lot of circumstances. How did that tree turn out? do you still have it?This was my first collected tree.
A Granite slab with a depression, that had enough eroding grit to fill the pocket. The tree had no running roots, l just had to ease it up.
It was ever thus. I have never found a great tree beside the road. The best ones are usually the furthest and the highest elevation. Sometimes the adventure involves highs and lows. Just after taking this picture I stepped into a small hidden crevasse with one leg left up on the snow pack and one down in the hidden hole beneath. My grin turned to a grimace quickly.but it's a hike-your-tree-down-the-mountain situation for anything good.
Yeah, I've done that before. Post-holing in spring snow is a good way to twist things the wrong way.stepped into a small hidden crevasse with one leg left up on the snow pack and one down in the hidden hole beneath
The twisting and stretching part is a bad memory! Not sure what the paperwork process would be from the USA end. I suspect it would involve a federal permit and state permission along with a phytosanitary inspection for border crossing though. I do know there are restrictions on some species.Yeah, I've done that before. Post-holing in spring snow is a good way to twist things the wrong way.
I've been meaning to make an excuse to climb some peaks on Vancouver Island. Perhaps this summer, and I can stop by your nursery on the way. Border was closed two summers in a row
On a related note, do you happen to know what bringing yamadori material from BC to WA entails? I'd love to hear anything on that. Maybe this summer I can make a road trip out of it.
I found a nice old quarry near the wi dells, that had some great old trees that appeared to be aspen with long roots that seemed to connect to each other. Any idea what they might really be, and how to take care of them?
You've identified the problem with Aspen--they tend to share the same root system over very large areas. That complicates collecting them, since there may not be many or any feeder roots to use...As bonsai, they can also be unpredictable, dropping old developed branches in favor of pushing new ones.I found a nice old quarry near the wi dells, that had some great old trees that appeared to be aspen with long roots that seemed to connect to each other. Any idea what they might really be, and how to take care of them?
You've identified the problem with Aspen--they tend to share the same root system over very large areas. That complicates collecting them, since there may not be many or any feeder roots to use...As bonsai, they can also be unpredictable, dropping old developed branches in favor of pushing new ones.
Colorado Bonsai – Populus tremuloides – Aspen Bonsai
I have created a new page for Aspen Tree Bonsai. Aspen (Populus tremuloides) trees typically do not make a good Bonsai tree. They are very hard to collect due to the fact the root systems are all c…rockymtnbonsai.com
what did you use as soil when you potted them?FWIW I dug up some aspen last spring. They were connected to underground runners with very few feeder roots. They all survived. Seems they are pretty resilient.
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That's the most comprehensive information on aspen I've seen yet, at least as far as bonsai goes. Thanks!