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"Rock, Watch out for those wild hogs, they'll eat you up. A Moma wild boar is worst than a Moma bear."

Just another one of the hazards in collecting a BC from the wild...

For those of you that don't have access to wild collected trees in the South, think about nurseries. I've seen (and bought) a few reasonable BC already in containers from nurseries in Texas. A nice 3 inch diameter trunked tree can go for as little as $25 if you look at the right time --the end of the summer--and in the right place.

These already containerized trees are a step ahead of the wild collected variety as they already have small compact root systems. Some even have some pretty good buttress going too..

6-Dec-2007	#29
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	"Rock, Watch out for those wild hogs, they'll eat you up. A Moma wild boar is worst than a Moma bear." Just another one of the hazards in collecting a BC from the wild... For those of you that don't have access to wild collected trees in the South, think about nurseries. I've seen (and bought) a few reasonable BC already in containers from nurseries in Texas. A nice 3 inch diameter trunked tree can go for as little as $25 if you look at the right time --the end of the summer--and in the right place. These already containerized trees are a step ahead of the wild collected variety as they already have small compact root systems. Some even have some pretty good buttress going too..