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Originally posted by pdbbonsai
Nice tree. Are you still collecting these this time of year? I have very good luck in late winter to late spring. about 40% during the fall collection (survival). But never have collected during summers..... just wondering.
Paul
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Paul-
No this was not "just collected." It was collected in the bogs of Maine in the spring by a forester friend of mine. As you rightly suspect, it would probably not be a very good idea to collect this larch at this time of year.
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Originally posted by pdbbonsai
A friend of mine has a similar collected larch. He is concidering a future of tucking another smaller tree into the base of the taller one. He will cut a wedge into the area near the base, and fit the smaller tree up against the base. This will "fill" the space needed from the side that is empty. A thought.
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Thanks for the thought but I believe that this tree can stand on its own. I have spent many hours in the galleries of Nick Lenz - he has been called "The King of Larch" - with some of the finest bonsai larch specimens, so I have a fair amount of inspiration to carry to this tree.
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Originally posted by stonemonkey
You have a great looking tree there. I suppose I am a bit biased as I do like Larches, I have got one in my gallery. Especially when those "little green shaving brushes" emerge in Spring..
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Andy - That's a wonderful larch in your gallery. I love larch also and especially like watching them change through the seasons. I actually have several collected trees. Some, you may remember from
this thread.
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Originally posted by stonemonkey
I think that by wiring all the branches down and even keeping and jinning the dead ones, will make this tree a statley specimen.
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At this point, that is exactly my plan.
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Originally posted by bonsial1
Ahhh... Christmas in July, and you now have the tree! Very nice speciman, keep us posted on this ones development.
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That's it! It
does feel like Christmas and I am a kid with a new toy. All this new found enthusiasum could not be contained - so I spilled a little here on the forum
-Candy