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[IBC] Hi from snowy Edmonton (a larch question)
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:23:45 -0600, Dan
wrote: Hi, Firstly, I'd like to introduce myself. A bonsai newcomer, (two years), in Edmonton, Canada where my favourite larch forest is now comfortably sleeping under a foot of snow. I would like to make another small larch forest this coming spring. Having read about collecting plants, most info seems geared towards collecting mature specimens. What I am thinking of collecting is very young larch. I want to create a forest with smaller trees than I have now where the average height is 14 to 18 inches tall. Since I will be looking for larch which might be 10 inches high can they be root trimmed immediately and put into a forest setting or do they need to be transplanted into pots for a year or two before they are made into bonsai? Dan Hello Dan, I am also in Edmonton, covered by the same foot (30 cm) of snow. Drop me a note off-list (back-channel, etc) for more info about bonsai in Edmonton and the rest of Alberta. Spring will be the best time for collecting American larch (tamarack) and, as long as you get a reasonable number of roots when you dig up the young seedlings you are talking about, you can start your forest as soon as you get the candidates home from the collecting trip. Our society, the Bonsai Society of Edmonton, has a collecting trip every spring in early May and we stop to collect tamarack on every trip. There are lots of young seedlings where we find the larger tamaracks so there should be lots to form your group planting. I have a 20 tree group of tamaracks that has been together for almost 8 years. They were put together the day after collecting and not a single tree in the group has turned into firewood. You can either start with small seedlings, as you indicated, or you can get slightly more mature trees and trim them down to the size you want. Drop by the next meeting of the society this Wednesday, when the workshop topic will be "Wiring Conifers". Bring something to work on and get acquainted with other bonsai people in Edmonton. Best wishes in bonsai, Les Dowdell In Edmonton, waiting for the REAL winter to show up in a few weeks. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:23:45 -0600, Dan
wrote: Hi, Firstly, I'd like to introduce myself. A bonsai newcomer, (two years), in Edmonton, Canada where my favourite larch forest is now comfortably sleeping under a foot of snow. I would like to make another small larch forest this coming spring. Having read about collecting plants, most info seems geared towards collecting mature specimens. What I am thinking of collecting is very young larch. I want to create a forest with smaller trees than I have now where the average height is 14 to 18 inches tall. Since I will be looking for larch which might be 10 inches high can they be root trimmed immediately and put into a forest setting or do they need to be transplanted into pots for a year or two before they are made into bonsai? Dan Hello Dan, I am also in Edmonton, covered by the same foot (30 cm) of snow. Drop me a note off-list (back-channel, etc) for more info about bonsai in Edmonton and the rest of Alberta. Spring will be the best time for collecting American larch (tamarack) and, as long as you get a reasonable number of roots when you dig up the young seedlings you are talking about, you can start your forest as soon as you get the candidates home from the collecting trip. Our society, the Bonsai Society of Edmonton, has a collecting trip every spring in early May and we stop to collect tamarack on every trip. There are lots of young seedlings where we find the larger tamaracks so there should be lots to form your group planting. I have a 20 tree group of tamaracks that has been together for almost 8 years. They were put together the day after collecting and not a single tree in the group has turned into firewood. You can either start with small seedlings, as you indicated, or you can get slightly more mature trees and trim them down to the size you want. Drop by the next meeting of the society this Wednesday, when the workshop topic will be "Wiring Conifers". Bring something to work on and get acquainted with other bonsai people in Edmonton. Best wishes in bonsai, Les Dowdell In Edmonton, waiting for the REAL winter to show up in a few weeks. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Thanks for the warm welcome Les.
I sent you an email Sunday with a few questions. Looking forward to chatting soon. Dan On 17 Oct 2004 13:17:29 -0700, (Les Dowdell) wrote: On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:23:45 -0600, Dan wrote: Hi, Firstly, I'd like to introduce myself. A bonsai newcomer, (two years), in Edmonton, Canada where my favourite larch forest is now comfortably sleeping under a foot of snow. I would like to make another small larch forest this coming spring. Having read about collecting plants, most info seems geared towards collecting mature specimens. What I am thinking of collecting is very young larch. I want to create a forest with smaller trees than I have now where the average height is 14 to 18 inches tall. Since I will be looking for larch which might be 10 inches high can they be root trimmed immediately and put into a forest setting or do they need to be transplanted into pots for a year or two before they are made into bonsai? Dan Hello Dan, I am also in Edmonton, covered by the same foot (30 cm) of snow. Drop me a note off-list (back-channel, etc) for more info about bonsai in Edmonton and the rest of Alberta. Spring will be the best time for collecting American larch (tamarack) and, as long as you get a reasonable number of roots when you dig up the young seedlings you are talking about, you can start your forest as soon as you get the candidates home from the collecting trip. Our society, the Bonsai Society of Edmonton, has a collecting trip every spring in early May and we stop to collect tamarack on every trip. There are lots of young seedlings where we find the larger tamaracks so there should be lots to form your group planting. I have a 20 tree group of tamaracks that has been together for almost 8 years. They were put together the day after collecting and not a single tree in the group has turned into firewood. You can either start with small seedlings, as you indicated, or you can get slightly more mature trees and trim them down to the size you want. Drop by the next meeting of the society this Wednesday, when the workshop topic will be "Wiring Conifers". Bring something to work on and get acquainted with other bonsai people in Edmonton. Best wishes in bonsai, Les Dowdell In Edmonton, waiting for the REAL winter to show up in a few weeks. ************************************************* ******************************* ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************* ******************************* -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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