I'm Calling it a Grey Owl for Now... 1st Repot

[just.wing.it]

What was your strategy for getting the bark away and leaving it smooth? Manual or Dremel with a brush bit?

Manual, it was my first time trying that task.
I used my Ryuga grafting knife.
Only nicked it in a couple spots. ?

 

[just.wing.it]

It is beautiful!

Thank you!
Long road ahead!

 

[daudelus]

Manual, it was my first time trying that task.
I used my Ryuga grafting knife.
Only nicked it in a couple spots. ?

Is that sort of ‘picking ‘ a strand and then pealing? Then what do you do with the frayed pieces that are left?

 

[RKatzin]

Beautiful tree! You know, it's pretty hard not to bare root trees growing in lava/pumice. I just did half a dozen that had been in turface and they bare rooted with just a few pokes and a couple of shakes. I misted while I untangled and cut back the long running roots to the finer fibrous root mass. Two weeks since the first was done, yesterday for the last. All are showing lots of new growth at this time.

 

[just.wing.it]

Is that sort of ‘picking ‘ a strand and then pealing? Then what do you do with the frayed pieces that are left?

Honestly, it all came off pretty easily...
The only tricky spot was where the inside of the curve ripples a little bit...
Maybe I got lucky!

 

[Hyn Patty]

Nice! I hope it thrives for you! Snaky! It’ll look even better later when you can go to town with a tool to rip up those cut off stubs in the dead wood parts to leave them ragged and pointy, maybe even bent a little at the tips. Keep us updated!

 

[just.wing.it]

Nice! I hope it thrives for you! Snaky! It’ll look even better later when you can go to town with a tool to rip up those cut off stubs in the dead wood parts to leave them ragged and pointy, maybe even bent a little at the tips. Keep us updated!

Yeah, the snake-like live vein is highly coveted but the likes of me...???

 

[Rodrigo]

I noticed the pics I posted were a bit blurry.
Since you asked about the deadwood...
The part I made was basically between 2 natural Shari's already...
Now one side is all dead and one side is all live vein.
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That looks awesome! Thanks for posting those pictures. Did you use any kind of lime sulfur on the deadwood to clean it up?
I also love how the dark red bark looks cleaned up, great job!

 

[sorce]

That looks Legit "grey owl" not J .Crack. ERC.

Sorce

 

[just.wing.it]

That looks awesome! Thanks for posting those pictures. Did you use any kind of lime sulfur on the deadwood to clean it up?
I also love how the dark red bark looks cleaned up, great job!

No lime sulfur yet.
Maybe this summer if it grows well.
And thanks!!!

 

[defra]

I would wait a few years and let nature do its thing on the deadwood
Its always a suprise what is revealed after the soil is removed !
I think it will live, mist the hell out of it and give it some foliar feed once in a while
Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[theta]

Super nice find! I love scoring some of these nice junipers at nurseries. This going to look so nice as it ages and progresses. Can't wait to see it styled.

 

[just.wing.it]

Super nice find! I love scoring some of these nice junipers at nurseries. This going to look so nice as it ages and progresses. Can't wait to see it styled.

Thank you very much!

 

[just.wing.it]

Today I got around to plucking all the fruits off it....
There were probably 500 on the tree, no joke...
Should have taken a picture of all of it...
Here's an idea of how it looked, and more pics: (don't hate on the bud light...I'm at my in-laws and my mother in-law wanted me to drink her garage fridge empty...so I'm working on bud and coors lights....blah! ?)

 

[just.wing.it]

A little over 2 months since the bare rooting....all looking positive!

I think its growing...

Also, I've moved now and it (and all my trees) is in full hot afternoon sun.

Just some pics of healthy foliage.

 

[defra]

Nice one looking forward to the next steps!

 

[Johnathan]

So you're saying May is the proper time to bare root junipers?????

 

[thomas22]

So you're saying May is the proper time to bare root junipers?????

Some will say not to bare root Junipers at all. I bare rooted 6 junipers in one sitting last March and all are doing great. I think if you have a yamadori juniper in native soil or an expensive tree then you may want to go the half bare root route to be safe.
Just wing it has a colder climate than me so May is probably a good month for him but would be too late for me.

 

[Johnathan]

Some will say not to bare root Junipers at all. I bare rooted 6 junipers in one sitting last March and all are doing great. I think if you have a yamadori juniper in native soil or an expensive tree then you may want to go the half bare root route to be safe.
Just wing it has a colder climate than me so May is probably a good month for him but would be too late for me.

I was kind of half ass asking. Jokingly sarcastically I suppose. I know there is no over all "guaranteed month of success to bareroot" lol

But, while we are on the subject..... would you say that generally if the weather is freezing/ cold a bareroot could be performed????

 

[just.wing.it]

I was kind of half ass asking. Jokingly sarcastically I suppose. I know there is no over all "guaranteed month of success to bareroot" lol

But, while we are on the subject..... would you say that generally if the weather is freezing/ cold a bareroot could be performed????

I prefer to work junipers when they are actively growing...
On this one, I waited until the tips where bright green and growing...