I think late winter/early spring before buds swell should be good. That’s probably like what, late March for you?Pretty cool trees Eddy! I got a nice fat BC that im going to do some carving soon, do you know if I can start carving in the winter here in MD zone 7A?
Yes... around March.I think late winter/early spring before buds swell should be good. That’s probably like what, late March for you?
Nice advise. Those big pots might be just for the rich. Was that 4inch seems small. Can you share a pic?A few years back I collected 3 dozen BC, cut the root mass to size, then put them in 15 ,25, 45 gallon pots in a pine bark, peat, sand, saw dust nursery mix. By the next summer they all died- root mealy bugs. Now I put all collected BC in a 4"x4" PT flooded frame with a shower pan liner. Roots stay submerged- no more bug problems- rapid growth! We're going on a BC dig on a 56,000 acre ranch west of Ft Pierce Fl. in 2 weeks. It is best to start out with top shelf material. I collected 15 BC last year up to Sept with only one loss. No more two person trees, smaller is better on the spine. Pots are cheaper too.
I'm looking for a source of southern grown Japanese black pine in jiffy liners-could use 100 if fair price
Cut roots back last year in late March on a handful, trees responded very well (md 7a). Though, I didn’t do carving.Pretty cool trees Eddy! I got a nice fat BC that im going to do some carving soon, do you know if I can start carving in the winter here in MD zone 7A?
Takoma parkThanks buddy! I am in Silver Spring, same zone as you.
Cool....You belong to BBS club?Takoma park