Collected Trees Poll - bonsaiTALK Community

24-May-2005	#1
Joanie Enthusiast *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert Country: United States USDA Zone: 11 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 5,445	Collected Trees Poll EDIT: DON'T VOTE, I WILL DO A NEW POLL WITH MULTIPLE OPTIONS SORRY! How many trees have you collected? And where were they? To understand our impact on the environment we need to know the trends that apply to individual collectors. Please vote for as many as apply to yourself. Definitions: "wild" trees would be from areas where there is no habitation, such as mountain sides, deserts, or forests. In other words, places where people weren't planting trees at any point. Everything is natural. "abandoned" would be old orchards, commercial property that is currently unused, old farms, side of the road, etc. Places where people once planted or tended trees but aren't there now. "urban" would be people's yards, commercial property that is being tended, etc. Places where people have a significant impact on what grows there. Last edited by Joanie : 24-May-2005 at 01:28 PM. Reason: didn't choose multiple option

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24-May-2005	#2
Jay YOU CAN NOT RUSH TIME Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Jeffersonville Vt Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 2,154	Joanie, you may want to change something... the poll will only allow me tyo vote for one, and now that I have voted it does not come up again..... Jay __________________ A Bonsai student living with his trees at N 44.37 W 77.49... Think before you act... then think again... no good comes from rushing

24-May-2005	#3
Joanie Enthusiast *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert Country: United States USDA Zone: 11 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 5,445	I'll try to fix that, Jay, never did a poll before! Sorry! Joanie

24-May-2005	#4
Joanie Enthusiast *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert Country: United States USDA Zone: 11 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 5,445	I didn't click the multiple option and don't seem to be able to edit the poll, so I will start a new poll in an hour or so. Please disregard this poll, let's start again.... Joanie (jeez, I thought I did it right.....)

24-May-2005

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About five years ago, a few of us made the drive to Colorado. In the mountains close to Pike's Peak, I collected three trees, a Colorado blue spruce, a fir, and a small ponderosa pine. All three are still alive and doing well, although I must say they have just been in the ground being ignored. I knew when I brought them home that I wasn't prepared to care for them properly, but that in the near future I would have the knowledge to keep them healthy. This spring, both the fir and the spruce have been potted up, the spruce in a training pot, and the fir in a growing box. Why these choices? They are what I had that fit these trees. In fact, the pot was a little small for the spruce due to a long root that we had to cut to get it out of the ground. But it will be potted better in a couple of years.

I have also collected landscape trees in the neighborhood (I was on a binge) that I have to admit I was not able to keep alive. Unfortunately I lost two large garden junipers that would have grafted wonderfully, an amur maple with a hollow trunk from a hedge, and a hawthorn damaged in an ice storm with a ten inch trunk.

This is why I always try to impress on others that we should leave trees where they are if we are not able to care for them properly. With my wild trees, I am confident now that I can do just that. I wish I still had the others though.

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24-May-2005	#6
heymikey(deceased) bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: East bay, Ca. Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 400	heyChris; Those are the healthiest looking collected conifers I've ever seen. Please let us know your secrets for success. Regards, heyMikey!!

24-May-2005	#7
Jay YOU CAN NOT RUSH TIME Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Jeffersonville Vt Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 2,154	HeyMikey, I'm going to guess that Chris is going to say something like patience...he did say collected five years ago and placed in the ground and ignored...so to speak...am I correct Chris? Jay __________________ A Bonsai student living with his trees at N 44.37 W 77.49... Think before you act... then think again... no good comes from rushing