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2-Dec-2005
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GREEN HORN
Join Date: Jan-2005
Location: Danielsville GA (Near Athens)
Country: U.S.
USDA Zone: 7b
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Collecting pines????
There are, what I believe to be some nice lil pines on a freind's land,...he has said that I can come over and dig some if I wanted. But I'm not really sure about what time of year here(zone 7) to lift them. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated. Thnks in advance, Jeremy M.C.
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2-Dec-2005
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Before you do anything, identify the species and determine what kind of soil they're growing in. That's important because pines growing in sandy soil will put out roots a mile long and are almost impossible to collect. Once you've identfied the species I'm sure someone will be able to help you decide when is best to collect.
Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37
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GREEN HORN
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I think they are what are refered to as "Loblolly pines" not sure but they grow everywhere here north east Georgia,...like weeds almost. Is winter ever the right time to dig any tree ?
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Do a search on loblolly pine as bonsai. My very elementary searches have shown that most tend to shun them. I believe its the long needles, though that can be accounted for by general size (ie: large tree.) I don't know how well they respond.
I have what I suspect is a loblolly seedling that I had to pot (if I wanted to keep it). (It was a seedling growing in a Gingko my wife bought me. I kept it 'cause ...why not. That might not be the best reason to keep one though.) This three needle pine has responded to needle plucking pretty well. I haven't gotten around to bud selection and all the other jbp techniques. I didn't get as much of the rootball as I'd hoped, but its doing well now. It should be noted that I haven't kept it a year and it could well croak. I'd also like to point out again that I don't know the species, only suspect that its loblolly (in part due to the same reasoning: they're everywhere). When I collected it, it was about the size of a pencil and 15" or so.
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