scouting out some honeysuckle
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Mame
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Mame
here's another angle of the first one. 
Looking at them now I think I'll just collect 2 & 3. what do you guys think?
Looking at them now I think I'll just collect 2 & 3. what do you guys think?
justBonsai
Omono
1 does look hard to collect. You probably could make a cool raft out of that though. I'd try to get it if you can.
erb.75
Chumono
burn it
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Like the use of the dog for a size reference.
If I were to collect that big ugly thing I would wait until spring.
If I were to collect that big ugly thing I would wait until spring.
Wilson
Masterpiece
Pretty impressive stuff! Looks like some beasts are in your future!
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
What kind of honeysucle is it?
I mean, there are many species ("Approximately 180 species" according to Wikipedia), and I don't know which ones you have in Michigan.
The ones we call here "forest honeysuckle", Chèvrefeuille des bois (Lonicera periclymenum) are vines and bear very fragrant yellow-white flowers, are these the same?
If that's the case, I've rarely seen such big trunks. Lonicera periclymenum cuttings root very easily, so I suppose that trimming the roots drastically would not be a problem.
I mean, there are many species ("Approximately 180 species" according to Wikipedia), and I don't know which ones you have in Michigan.
The ones we call here "forest honeysuckle", Chèvrefeuille des bois (Lonicera periclymenum) are vines and bear very fragrant yellow-white flowers, are these the same?
If that's the case, I've rarely seen such big trunks. Lonicera periclymenum cuttings root very easily, so I suppose that trimming the roots drastically would not be a problem.
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
The first one could make a huuuge raft - provided that you could find the right pot for it!
I'm not joking: look at some Chinese or Vietnamese bonsai, or penjing, some are several feet-, or even yards-tall. I've always wanted to have a really big one (bonsai, you stoopid!). The problem is you need at least 4 people to turn it regularly for each side to get the sun
Not to mention the extra cost in barbecue, beers, etc.
And no safety harness nor helmet!
Bonsai in some places is dangerous...
I'm not joking: look at some Chinese or Vietnamese bonsai, or penjing, some are several feet-, or even yards-tall. I've always wanted to have a really big one (bonsai, you stoopid!). The problem is you need at least 4 people to turn it regularly for each side to get the sun
Not to mention the extra cost in barbecue, beers, etc.And no safety harness nor helmet!
Bonsai in some places is dangerous...
10-brink
Mame
I believe they are Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle), an invasive species here. I've seen them a lot around here but never this big before.
Will definitely wait until spring before I dig anything. Maybe I can find some help to dig that first one.
Will definitely wait until spring before I dig anything. Maybe I can find some help to dig that first one.
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wsteinhoff
Shohin
I've got a ton of Amur Honeysuckle here, it's extremely invasive. I've got plans for spring, I can collect them to practice on and not feel bad about killing them if I do because they're everywhere. They seem to be able to be dug up in the middle of the summer too without a care and just keep growing. I pulled one up to get rid of it and thought why not pot it and see if it grows and there's new growth everywhere that's about a foot long (this is all in the past month). So they seem to be pretty hardy.
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Wow, nice finds!
2 & 3 definitely.
1 definitely looks like a huge raft.
2 & 3 definitely.
1 definitely looks like a huge raft.
10-brink
Mame
Yeah I have one in a pot that my friend collected, was real leggy when I got it and has responded well to getting cut back, I've already had to trim back the new shoots.
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Apparently, they're only available as garden plants here, and not invasive (yet). Thanks for the precision.
Waldo Street Pottery
Chumono
I've collected some, here's what I've learned... They like to be pretty dry, too much water seems to invite problems. After chopping resist the urge to peel back the bark, it's really tempting but I fee like I did some damage by doing this to mine. Seal your cuts... Good luck!
Man, those are crazy looking.
10-brink
Mame
Collected this three months ago. Put in 50/50 perlite and potting soil in a dollar store plastic container with holes cut into the bottom. April:  
May:
June, Two months after collecting
Today
May:
June, Two months after collecting
Today
HoneyHornet
Shohin
Any current shots of this beast
