Pines take much too long to air layer in the zone where you are and will not
be ready to sever when the Summer season is over or even this year. The
higher your altitude in Colorado, the shorter the growing season and the less
time you have to let an air layer fill the plastic or pot with roots. The good
news, however, is that this has been an exceptionally wet spring/early
summer here in Colorado, relatively speaking (we are semi-arid, after all). The
extra moisture in the soil bodes well for any specimens you can collect, as
long as you get enough roots. Try to collect small trees before the
buds/candles have fully elongated, though, as this is a good sign of when they have
begun growth. After the buds/candles are fully open, you will be cutting off
many of the newly grown roots when you dig it up.

If you don't think you can keep it alive or get it out of the ground or
rocks with most of it's roots, please don't bother trying to collect it. Don't
be responsible for killing an old tree just to "give it a try."

Best Regards,
Dan Avrin
"...really love your peaches, want to shake your tree."


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