Pine Saplings Aftercare?

[OMGCamCole]

Not sure if it’s the ideal time to harvest saplings, but I’ve got this section of property between mine and the graveyard behind my house. It is absolutely littered with pine saplings.

The graveyard has no problems with me using/taking things off this section of land. They actually hire a company to whack it all down once a week or so. “Less time we have to pay them the better” they’ve told me.

THIS however is my issue. I would love to let these saplings grow until next year, but within the next 2weeks, they’ll all be gone. I’m planning to go back there this weekend and get as many as possible.

What would be the ideal steps for aftercare? I’m thinking pot them in an inorganic substrate (4-6mm lecca), or maybe sphagnum moss, and let them sit in a shallow tray of water for the growing season. This should hopefully induce root growth and keep them alive?

I’d really love to hear some suggestions though, I’d hate to see these all get cut down.

I tried searching the forum but couldn’t really find what I was looking for. If anyone is aware of any threads that might help - feel free to send them along.

 

[yashu]

Do you have any close up photos of those? Do you know what species they are? They don’t really look like any pine seedlings I’m aware of. Honestly it looks a lot like Equisetum arvense to me.

 

[Dav4]

Yeah, those don't look like pine seedlings, which is probably good because they'd be unlikely to survive being bare rooted at this point. Perhaps, you could let us know where you're located?

 

[OMGCamCole]

Do you have any close up photos of those? Do you know what species they are? They don’t really look like any pine seedlings I’m aware of. Honestly it looks a lot like Equisetum arvense to me.

They could be… I’ll take a closer look tomorrow morning. I assumed pine because there’s 5-6 very old trees growing just above where all these are. But good catch

 

[Srt8madness]

I second that. Pines have flushes of needles, first year seedlings would have two bands of needles at most.

 

[OMGCamCole]

Yeah, those don't look like pine seedlings, which is probably good because they'd be unlikely to survive being bare rooted at this point. Perhaps, you could let us know where you're located?

Nova Scotia, Canada

Will take a closer look tomorrow to see what they are for sure.

Agree digging them up isn’t ideal right now; but I know the whipper snipper is no better for them

 

[Srt8madness]

Yeah, those don't look like pine seedlings, which is probably good because they'd be unlikely to survive being bare rooted at this point. Perhaps, you could let us know where you're located?

At what point? First year seedlings or early summer? I've never seen anything that suggests pine seedlings can't be bare rooted.

 

[Dav4]

At what point? First year seedlings or early summer? I've never seen anything that suggests pine seedlings can't be bare rooted.

I've personally bare rooted hundreds of 1-3 year old JBP and JRP... in early spring before the candles extend to the point where needles are elongating. I wouldn't bare root them with needles pushing.

 

[OMGCamCole]

Well seems the consensus is - not pines. Womp womp.

I appreciate you all saving me a whole day digging/potting these up

 

[yashu]

That one, right there, MIGHT be a pine seedling

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Yep. Common Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) absolutely no doubt
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cheers
DSD sends

 

[sorce]

Welcome to Crazy!

No trees?

At least you're in a place you can still use a shovel!

Sorce

 

[Potawatomi13]

Horsetail rushes!