Hello,
My name is Chris. I have been lurking here for a while. Lots of great info to be had.
I have a question about urban collecting of Japanese Maples and boxwoods.
First let me explain a little about where i'm collecting from. The owner of the office building I work at doesn’t like the Japanese style landscaping. He is tearing everything out himself and replacing with queen palms.
The good news for me is that i have access to about 15, 20 year old boxwoods. They are currently only about 2.5 feet high since they have been trimmed regularly. The trunks are amazing on a few of them.
I also have access to 2 Japanese maples. 1 is a laceleaf maple and the other im unsure of the exact type of maple. The lace leaf maple is 3 feet high and about a 2.5 foot branch spread. The second maple is about 5 feet high and about 2.5 foot spread.
I have a little time to collect these. Not required to get them out now. Owner is just happy that ill be removing them and he wont have to.
Can i collect now for both boxwood and maple?
I would like to keep the laceleaf maple intact and not trim it way back when collecting since i can later airlayer the branches an make nice bonsai. Is this possible?
Should they be put into a pot or a grow box?
I will send pictures if needed.
Thanks for the help.