yenling83
Omono
Great trees!
Any advise on going on your first outing? I have always found my trees in friends or families yards, or nursery stock.
This Saturday will be my wife and my first trip out hiking to search.
Thanks @chicago1980, really appreciate it! @Bonsai_Jon I'm not sure if this is for me or not. But I'll chime in anyways Here's info i'd give to anyone getting into collecting. Rule #1 is always respect the land and the trees. Get everything set up for aftercare before hand, use 100% pumice, build a box to fit the root ball and not much more to create a good balance of water and oxygen. Get as many fine roots as possible. If you find a great tree, I would suggest leaving it alone this year. Collect some thing smaller, younger and not as good now to gain experience and learn from your mistakes before going after something really nice. Different tools are required for different digging/extraction environments. Collecting in Spring or Fall is best. I would highly recommend taking re-potting lessons from someone like Boon, Michael H, Ryan Neil, Peter Tea, Matt Reel, Tyler S, etc. as a lot of this transfers over to aftercare, properly handling trees and potting them up. Good luck!!