erich_raudebaugh
Shohin
I made a work/trade deal with Randy Knight six years ago, he was moving his stock from a remote location that he was leasing to his new farm. He had started quite a few trees on tiles and this one was one of those, it was probably 15 years old or so in May 2014 when this picture was taken. I helped dig, prune and heel in many of his Shimpaku, it was hard work but a learning experience too. I had previously had years of experience as a landscaper, so he trusted me for some reason.
In any case, he told me that a couple years previous (2012ish) Ryan Neil had styled this maple as a workshop demo for one of his classes, then given it back to Randy, who had unwired it and let it sit a year. It was in the Anderson flat shown. I dug around with a finger to check for roots where you see the moss at the base, and though I thought I felt some, it turns out that they were actually coming up from below, and no roots were growing on that side.
In any case, he told me that a couple years previous (2012ish) Ryan Neil had styled this maple as a workshop demo for one of his classes, then given it back to Randy, who had unwired it and let it sit a year. It was in the Anderson flat shown. I dug around with a finger to check for roots where you see the moss at the base, and though I thought I felt some, it turns out that they were actually coming up from below, and no roots were growing on that side.