Well, I did a thing

[colley614]

I was walking home before in the pouring down rain and I was walking across a big stone bridge. There was a small tree sticking out between the stone that looked like instant semi cascade bonsai. I grabbed the trunk and gave it a small tug and the root snapped in my hand. The trunk was quite thick however the root was thin as a pencil and snapped. I brought the tree home. I've brought it home, put some rooting hormone around the bottom and wrapped it in sphagnum moss.

 

[HorseloverFat]

What kind of tree?
Any root system left intact?
Little tiny “feeder” roots are best in these situations.

(Protect from humidity loss around foliage ((if there IS any)) and freezes)

 

[colley614]

What kind of tree?
Any root system left intact?
Little tiny “feeder” roots are best in these situations.

(Protect from humidity loss around foliage ((if there IS any)) and freezes)

I'm guessing it's a beech and there was absolutely no root. It snapped clean at the bottom of the trunk. There is no foliage. I'm considering sticking it in a plastic bag tomorrow.

 

[leatherback]

so basically you took a cutting?

Beech are not know for their capability to reproduce over cuttings?

 

[colley614]

so basically you took a cutting?

Beech are not know for their capability to reproduce over cuttings?

Basically, a big cutting.

To be honest, I'm not expecting much

 

[leatherback]

Basically, a big cutting.

To be honest, I'm not expecting much

What did you learn?

 

[Schmikah]

What did you learn?

*hangs head*

Don't pull too hard

 

[colley614]

What did you learn?

2 things.

1 don't be impulsive.

2 there are some big hawthorns on the embankment I could dig up

 

[colley614]

*hangs head*

Don't pull too hard

I was gentle. The root was like a quarter the size of the trunk. If not smaller

 

[Schmikah]

I was gentle. The root was like a quarter the size of the trunk. If not smaller

*watching joke fly over their head*

 

[colley614]

*watching joke fly over their head*

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