[IBC] Collecting from wild
Darcy Paul wrote:
I can't help but be amazed at how little roots it takes to collect a tree from the wild... except when I try! Bonsai Today Jan/Feb 04 issue. Does anyone have any really good information on proper technique for collecting? I find articles like that very interesting but also vague. Darcy Zone 3b Red Deer, AB, CDN Darcy: Kevin's observations are well-taken. As he said, the way in which you collect a tree is very dependent upon which species it is. In my area, I collect naturalized honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowi) with trunks in excess of 8 inches with almost no fine roots. This is the exception rather than the rule. I have found that with many deciduous species a decent sized specimen (3-4" diameter) can be collected by digging a foot or so from the trunk. Smaller specimens require less. The species I've collected in this way include crabapple, apple, red oak, red maple, sugar maple, black cherry, and a few more I can't recall. I hav found that evergreens are less forgiving than deciduous trees with having most of their root mass left in the ground, which is why I often limit my collecting in the wild to deciduous species unless they're fairly small conifers. The best piece of advice I can give you is to go with an experienced collector in your area or an area similar to yours, and learn from them. Don't do what I did--learn by trial and error. Many of the trees I collected in my first year died because of my ignorance. Craig Cowing NY zone 5b/6a Sunset 37 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Ken Rutledge++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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