Repotted some crabapples today. I had these three that grew well from seed last year and instead of planting them all separately I combined them into a three tree forest planting.
The three trees:
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Removed from their seedling pot:
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They were planted in 100% Napa 8822. This image gives a good idea as to how airy the soil is. The roots are mostly at the bottom of these pots because I used sphagnum as a base underneath. In hindsight, I wouldnt do this again; too much growth low.
The grow box I made for these three trees. I have a bunch of scrap wood around so Im making a bunch of grow out boxes.
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Planned position of trees for later reference if I want to separate the trees and so I know which is which.
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Stupidly didnt take any pictures of the root pruning. I always get too into it and forget to take pictures. All three trees had a decent root structure to work with and two had interesting bases. They may be separated out in the future because at least one tree has a better future as an individual tree.
Finished product:
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I then added the repot information and image of the layout to my collection spreadsheet in google sheets. If anyone wants viewer access to my collection notes, feel free to let me know via pm and Ill send an invite if youre interested in my organization and seeing how I set up my spreadsheet.
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