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

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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.

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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


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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

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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!

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In a message dated 7/13/2004 3:35:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

Anybody have experience with crape myrtles?

I have some mostly in the ground but a few in pots. Heavy pruning is
OK. I would put them in the largest pots you have available, cut back the tops
severely, keep the plants in semi shade for the remainder of the summer, be
careful not to overwater.

Billy on the Florida Space Coast
BSF Annual Convention July 1 - 4, 2005 Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral,
Florida
Workshops with Jerry Meislik of Whitefish, Montana, Chase Rosade of New Hope,
PA, and Ben Oki of California.

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