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maple collecting
Yesterday i was outside and i noticed a little maple in a small tree line at
the edge of my property.it must've been mowed over in the past couple of years and has stayed small and has interesting scarring on one side.Anyway my question is this,when would be the best time to collect it.i have read through my bonsai books and saw that the answeres vary.some suggest collect them in fall right as the amples begin their dormancy and some suggest in spring when they start budding out.which would be my best bet to keep the tree healthy. thanks Aaron |
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On 8 Sep 2004 at 0:50, AJCarroll1019 wrote:
Yesterday i was outside and i noticed a little maple in a small tree line at the edge of my property.it must've been mowed over in the past couple of years and has stayed small and has interesting scarring on one side.Anyway my question is this,when would be the best time to collect it.i have read through my bonsai books and saw that the answeres vary.some suggest collect them in fall right as the amples begin their dormancy and some suggest in spring when they start budding out.which would be my best bet to keep the tree healthy. thanks Spring. It is _possible_ to collect in the fall, but you need to be an expert at keeping plants alive in less-than-optimal conditions to get them though the dormant period that follows. If those books _recommended_ fall collecting, dump them. 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 Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Jim Lewis wrote:
On 8 Sep 2004 at 0:50, AJCarroll1019 wrote: Yesterday i was outside and i noticed a little maple in a small tree line at the edge of my property.it must've been mowed over in the past couple of years and has stayed small and has interesting scarring on one side.Anyway my question is this,when would be the best time to collect it.i have read through my bonsai books and saw that the answeres vary.some suggest collect them in fall right as the amples begin their dormancy and some suggest in spring when they start budding out.which would be my best bet to keep the tree healthy. thanks Spring. It is _possible_ to collect in the fall, but you need to be an expert at keeping plants alive in less-than-optimal conditions to get them though the dormant period that follows. If those books _recommended_ fall collecting, dump them. 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. Jim: I think it depends at least in part in your particular climate. In both Maine and NY I have collected both in spring and fall and have noticed no difference in survival rate. Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Yesterday i was outside and i noticed a little maple in a small tree line at
the edge of my property.it must've been mowed over in the past couple of years and has stayed small and has interesting scarring on one side. BRBR Before you waste any time, find out what kind of a maple it is. If it is a seedling of a nearby street tree, it is probably a Norway maple and useless for bonsai. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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