A Question About Collecting

buzzy

im just wondering is it best to collect trees in the mourning so they have a awhile to recover before night

cheers
Carl.

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TreeBay

A tree would take weeks if not months to recover from collecting.

Regards,

Matt

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buzzy

yeah sorry i meant what time of the day is best to collect?i know that they take awhile to recover.

Cheers
Carl

dbz12fan

I dont really think it matters as long as you dont leave it sitting in the sun along a campsite drying its roots out while you collect more. I have found wrapping the trees roots with moist newspaper allows the roots to stay healthy while you are either collecting more trees or heading home.

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Tony

I suppose if you had your druthers you would pick a cloudy day. If that is not possible then work quickly and get it to the shade as soon as you can. I'm sure you already know but early spring is the best time to collect.

Tony

FredL

Carl I've collected lots of trees and, probably more importantly, transplanted lots of vegetable seedlings over the years and my observation is just the opposite of what you are thinking: it is best to collect in the late afternoon to allow plants to recover over night before they have to face the heat of the mid-day sun. Of course, as noted earlier, a cloudy, or better yet, a rainy day is even better. In that case it doesn't really matter. Best of all is a rainy day at the beginning of a wet spell lasting several days. This gives even trees that are pretty banged up a pretty good chance of survival in early to mid Spring.

Best regards, Fred

buzzy

cheers for all the advice,Fred i did think that the mourning was the time to collect so ill wait untill the afternoon to go collecting

Cheers
Carl.

Lui

I think that the best time is in the morning that way you can spend the rest of the day planting what you got. As for best days I would agree that cloudy is better and if you go in the rainy season the trees come out a lot easier then during dry spells.
Now season also dictate what to collect down here Buttonwoods get collected in the middle of summer and Cypress at the end of winter which even in Miami being knee deep in the swamp in the winter is not pleasant.
Another point to remember I guess depending on where your from keep an eye out for critters. Down here Buttonwoods have scorpions hiding under the bark, Cypress have snakes in the hollow trunks Oh and by all means dont collect during hunting season but thats another story.
Lui

dbz12fan

Lui,

I have never gone collecting buttonwoods before, but I have wanted to. Mainly I have been afraid that I will take mangroves instead. How do you tell the difference between the two?

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