Baaad day… Everybody was (
though confused) so kind, understanding; even supportive…
Buuuut;
I seem to have some very disappointing news over the matter.
The softness of the wood was not normal and evidently there was not a sign of termites or parasites similar.
There seems to be no particular reason to why this condition may have occurred, but he did not see it worth risking waiting to take actions.
The guy said that he would have to examine all of the trees from the area that I had collected it from and that possibly all that seem to have similar a state will have to be removed.
Even though he said that it as not seemingly something incurable the city would not want to invest on it and that the standard protocol would be followed.
I volunteered for their nursing with daily visits… but he speculated that the cold would not do well anyway.
I asked then permission to move them to my court where I sheltered the one in mention. But he said that this time it was going to have to be a different story. He would most possibly have to report the plants sick for their immediate care (
There are particular pruning, planting, transplanting schedules he told me that they have to stick to) and not wait for spring.
Now for those that don’t know what happens when plantations are reported sick: they are burned on removal.
(
I dare not find out how many of them are such)
I had a 15-18 year old nursery yew of same common cultivar with me (
these guys are more expensive than I anticipated).
He pointed out that it was not any longer necessary… I said that I didn’t want to carry it back and asked to donate it (
It just didn’t feel 'right' to not give it). He said that I could leave the ill tree to free space; I said I would prefer to take it if I could. He sort of said it's okay: “
I will have to burn it”
In the end I have the tree; but I honestly feel like manure (
not allowed to right the other version it seems)
Every weekend I have to pass that place to take our son; Including tomorrow. I am not too looking forward to it.
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Originally Posted by Bonsaifreak
If my next door neighbor's trees is mistreated and it looks as it could die from it and I go and take it in the middle of the night, that would be considered robbing or stealing a tree. That is here, in Europe, in Africa, in Asia and in Australia (suspect in the North and South Pole too). I sympathize with your feelings for the tree. Believe me, I have covetted other people's trees as well. Still, I have been restrained enough (and thanks to the advice of several BT members) to sit tight and avoid committing an unlawful act.
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Please don’t tell me that you are of those that like to type more than reading! I have to agree that there is a lot to read, thus I can understand; but I doubt you would find anything I have written that says or provokes the contrary.
I think I am of those selfish types that like to play hero… and add constantly that you should do what I say but not what I do
My sympathies to your neighbours case. I had one similar… we befriended them and brought them into our world of bonsai. I gifted a bonsai for him to try out some stuff on, and he was ever so happy. I ended up receiving the tree as a gift… which I nursed for some time, but gifted back (
I could not believe I did it!!! But I really felt good) and he gifted my bonsai with it’s new form. I can not say I would go for the same form, but I is a form he chose and that declares it special.
Kong;
Crtitique is not my worry it is more in the lines of:
“
Those that see the sky through it’s reflection in water; also think that the fish swim in tree branchs”.
There was no evidence for a witch hunt need. My reaction was to it.
I wish no war; “peace man”.
Antonio;
Well I am not doing too well in regards to this tree. I don’t know if you had time to read the above update.
I cherish your kind words and your support, although I have to agree with most said. I think I would do it again, and that would make me a criminal… but if something comes out of it I usually find the prices worth paid.
I’ll definitely try to update you.
Matt;
That just about looks like what I intended to go for originally, but recently as I examined it I am in doubts to go for air layering it to get three shohins out of it instead or not.
I had to carve some more deadwoods which would clear the budge a good bit more, but I dared not stress the tree any more.
About the sheltering bit… I was not too sure of leaving it outside so I moved it to the attic (ours is EVERYTHING but dark) where it is chillier to the rest of the house and has well filtered lighting that I think would do better.
Do you think it would be better to leave it outside? The reason for the attic being chillier is due to bad insulation and there being notable drafts… so some what like outside with some more warmth and protection… but I am still in doubts.
For the watering… oh I always manually water… don’t have an automatic system for it and this one I follow up on closely.
Thank you all for the time you have spared. The tree is now resting and I would wish it to rest for at least until summer before I do anything more than watering or feeding.
I will upload photo's as it developes though.
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