Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) yamadori

[Decoy Octopus]

Hey all. My uncle has a plot of land in the western upper peninsula of Michigan with some red pines on it. He's about to sell it and he told me I could dig some of the pines there. He's selling it in two weeks though so I only have until then to dig them. Is this going to be too early to dig? I've never really worked with pines before, just deciduous trees.

I'm wondering if I should just let them be instead of taking them out and killing them.

 

[yenling83]

If it was me I would probably go for it. Early spring is the best time, best some like myself collect in fall. Don't bare root it, comb the tips of the roots out so they stick directly into the pumice. I don't have any experience with really cold weather so cannot be much help with that.

 

[Dan W.]

Feel free to send some to Wyoming!

 

[Decoy Octopus]

I only ended up collecting one and it seems to have made the transplant (I collected it in early October). I've recently moved back up to Michigan from Texas and was wondering about how often you northerners water during the winter when snow just seems to be sitting atop the soil nearly every day. I've been watering very sparsely and I have yet to see any ill effects but was just curious as to what the 'norm' was despite the fact that everyone has to water according to the tree/area they are in.

All advice would be appreciated.

 

[MrFancyPlants]

If there is snow, then you don't need to water. The snow will melt as needed by the plant. I go weeks without watering during the winter, but I have my plants dug in a bit. As long as there is ambient soil moisture then I don't water. I check at least weekly especially if there has been no precipitation.

 

[dick benbow]

You'll have to post a pic of your selection..

Texas back up to michigan...WOW that's a switch.

I spent many summer vacations fly fishing in the U.P. at that time, my mantra was

" I wish again,
to fish again
in michigan! "