White Cedar Collecting !

[mattspinniken]

Hi all, I’ve been absent from this site for awhile but I thought I would post a little thread about some fall Eastern White Cedar collecting. I have two recent collections. I am lucky enough to have an irrigation customer that happens to own land with an ancient bog on it.

First tree is interesting to me as it was growing sideways. It’s hard to describe but this tree was not growing on flat ground but sideways on a hump. I’m tempted to pin this to my bonsai fence in the future but a cool and different rock planting might work. Any other ideas?

The second tree is bigger than it looks and I find it interesting as it will require some lower branch grafting and quite a bit of carving to make a nice tree but I really think it has potential to be an incredible piece.

 

[Hartinez]

Hi all, I’ve been absent from this site for awhile but I thought I would post a little thread about some fall Eastern White Cedar collecting. I have two recent collections. I am lucky enough to have an irrigation customer that happens to own land with an ancient bog on it.

First tree is interesting to me as it was growing sideways. It’s hard to describe but this tree was not growing on flat ground but sideways on a hump. I’m tempted to pin this to my bonsai fence in the future but a cool and different rock planting might work. Any other ideas?

The second tree is bigger than it looks and I find it interesting as it will require some lower branch grafting and quite a bit of carving to make a nice tree but I really think it has potential to be an incredible piece.

Pin it to the fence! Might be semi permanent, but I think it’s a fun idea. After listening to @yenling83 most recent chat with Austin Heitzman, they both talked about fun and interesting ways to do permanent and intriguing display in the garden.

 

[mattspinniken]

Pin it to the fence! Might be semi permanent, but I think it’s a fun idea. After listening to @yenling83 most recent chat with Austin Heitzman, they both talked about fun and interesting ways to do permanent and intriguing display in the garden.

Thanks! I’ll have to check that podcast out. It seems like a fun idea. If it’s not too hot I’m envisioning it bolted to corten. Then I could take it off for the winter. I wonder if it could be oddly displayed in a show that way too ……

 

[Hartinez]

Thanks! I’ll have to check that podcast out. It seems like a fun idea. If it’s not too hot I’m envisioning it bolted to corten. Then I could take it off for the winter. I wonder if it could be oddly displayed in a show that way too ……

I personally feel it would look cool. I think showing a weathered stand, with serious oxidation and patina would be so cool.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Congratulations. Nice collections. Be aware before doing any "carving" as almost all of it looks like hand of man did it and consequently looks like crap and unnatural. See how any part of the tree except stubs can be used as is as well as not grafting where it will obscure interesting structure. These trees have great possibility.