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[IBC] summer dig opportunity
A couple of us have the chance to dig some unwanted shrubbery this
summer. Apparently they have to be out before fall. There are four shrubs--two junipers, probably procumbens, a boxwood, variety unknown, and some sort of holly. Apparently they have been there for decades. Any advice on digging these--size of rootball, aftercare? I'm concernede in particular with the size of the rootball--if it's possible to cut roots, or if it's too risky. Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Chris Cochrane++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] summer dig opportunity
A couple of us have the chance to dig some unwanted shrubbery
this summer. Apparently they have to be out before fall. There are four shrubs--two junipers, probably procumbens, a boxwood, variety unknown, and some sort of holly. Apparently they have been there for decades. Any advice on digging these--size of rootball, aftercare? I'm concernede in particular with the size of the rootball--if it's possible to cut roots, or if it's too risky. Your local folks would be your best guides there, Craig. I know that I would think twice about taking anything less than the largest rootball I could handle down here. In fact, near me they're tearing down an old building -- once a restaurant, then a warehouse, then some oddball church, soon a gas station and all the landscaping from the previous reincarnations has to go. Problem is that it has been 95 degrees (F) here every day and no relief in sight; humidity is in the 70% range, there's no shade from tree landscaping, and mosquitoes are too thick to do it in early a.m. or dusk, so I'm reluctant to commit to the job (and only got lukewarm reactions from bonsai society members yesterday) so a couple dozen B. mycrophylla, a bunch of large Ilex vomitoria and several azaleas are likely to get bulldozed in the next few days. So, to return to your question -- in summer get as much root as possible, plant them in the ground in a shaded spot -- and hope. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Chris Cochrane++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] summer dig opportunity
Jim: Dig away all you want on those soon to be bulldozed trees
and bushes. The lukewarm reaction from your local club members may have more to do with aversion to sweat than survival prospects of the trees. We routinely collect water elm and hawthorn at Lake Catahoula in August during summer dormancy and have a survival rate as good or better than those collected during "prime" collecting time in late winter. Alan Walker http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org -----Original Message----- From: Jim Lewis A couple of us have the chance to dig some unwanted shrubbery this summer. Apparently they have to be out before fall. There are four shrubs--two junipers, probably procumbens, a boxwood, variety unknown, and some sort of holly. Apparently they have been there for decades. Any advice on digging these--size of rootball, aftercare? I'm concernede in particular with the size of the rootball--if it's possible to cut roots, or if it's too risky. Your local folks would be your best guides there, Craig. I know that I would think twice about taking anything less than the largest rootball I could handle down here. In fact, near me they're tearing down an old building -- once a restaurant, then a warehouse, then some oddball church, soon a gas station and all the landscaping from the previous reincarnations has to go. Problem is that it has been 95 degrees (F) here every day and no relief in sight; humidity is in the 70% range, there's no shade from tree landscaping, and mosquitoes are too thick to do it in early a.m. or dusk, so I'm reluctant to commit to the job (and only got lukewarm reactions from bonsai society members yesterday) so a couple dozen B. mycrophylla, a bunch of large Ilex vomitoria and several azaleas are likely to get bulldozed in the next few days. So, to return to your question -- in summer get as much root as possible, plant them in the ground in a shaded spot -- and hope. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Chris Cochrane++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] summer dig opportunity
Personally, I'd go after the box, look at and give serious
thought to the holly (if I liked it) and pass on the junipers unless everything was good that day (I'd gotten the box and holly, good friends helping to dig, nice day, etc., etc.). You forgot a necessary ingredient -- the beer. ;-) Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Bonsaiests are like genealogists: We know our roots! ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Chris Cochrane++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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