Having followed this thread for some time I finally made the plunge; here are three yamadori from this past weekend. Each of these trees were collected in South-Central Utah at approximately 7,500 ft in elevation. Conditions were seemingly ideal given the recent storm of snow and rain.
From left to right:
1) Pinyon Pine collected on a windy mesa. Although rooted in heavy clay, there was a flat rock directly beneath the tree. Sometimes you get lucky I guess
2) Pinyon Pine collected on a small outcropping (see third photo). Somewhat nervous about the percentage of roots recovered as the sand fell away almost entirely, thereby taking the fine roots (with that said I got most of the feeder roots). Fingers crossed.
3) Ponderosa Pine collected in a shallow depression. The root mat was surprisingly thick and necessitated some trimming in order to plant.
Admittedly, I was somewhat uncertain how best to plant these in their respective grow boxes. Some threads recommend cleaning the roots a bit and introducing some bonsai soil in addition to the native soil; whereas others, solely recommend planting with the collected soil and repotting in subsequent years with bonsai soil––I opted for the latter method.
Any age estimates would be greatly appreciated
Large Lodgepole I collected from my bosses cabin today. Ground was wet from recent snow melt, was able to get a pretty decent amount of roots.
