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8-Oct-2006

bulaste

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Join Date: Apr-2003

Location: S.E. B.C.

Country: Canada

USDA Zone: 3

AHS Heat Zone: ?

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New Spruce

My first try with fall collection of spruce, time will tell...

I found a real hot-spot for spruce of all sizes, waiting for spring for a couple of the really nice ones since I've had good success with spruce moved in spring.
But I had to try just one.

This tree was growing about 20' off the ground in a total of about 300mls of soil, a pocket where 2 boulders were leaning together, no tools required, no damage to roots, easiest collection ever.

mp

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8-Oct-2006	#2
Koi_Gal bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Jun-2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 8/9 Posts: 50	I bet it will do just fine as the roots were basically undisturbed! Too bad all collecting isn't that easy!!

8-Oct-2006	#3
zen w/ Hippyistic Tendencies Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: Commerce GA (Near Athens) Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 7b AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,799	This will be a great cascading literati. Congrats on your sublime find. __________________ "Although profoundly "inconsequential," the Zen experience has consequences in the sense that it may be applied in any direction, to any conceivable human activity, and that wherever it is so applied it lends an unmistakable quality to the work." ~ Alan Watts (1915-1973)

8-Oct-2006	#4
pootsie The Cat's Apprentice *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: May-2004 Location: Columbus o-HI-o Country: USofA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 3,065	WOW pootsie __________________ p.s. My cat is a bonsaiTALK Master. Columbus Bonsai Society

9-Oct-2006	#5
zoot bonsaiTALK Adept Join Date: Jun-2005 Location: Gloucestershire Country: United Kingdom Posts: 215	Huh! Some people get all the luck! __________________ Best regards Zoot 'You got to be original, man...' Lester Young 1909-1959

9-Oct-2006	#6
rschlafer Root Collecter Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Denver, CO Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 748	Is that a Spruce or a Fir? __________________ - Todd coloradobonsai.com Specializing in Yamadori Bonsai/Pre Bonsai.

9-Oct-2006	#7
bulaste bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Apr-2003 Location: S.E. B.C. Country: Canada USDA Zone: 3 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 80	Definitely a spruce. I didn't know if that was an established style or not but cascading literati is a good description for sure. mp

10-Oct-2006	#8
rschlafer Root Collecter Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Denver, CO Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 748	It looks cool! Here in Colorado there are a lot of Spruce and Firs I was up around 12,000 ft collecting logepole pines and there were Firs that had a feel like this tree. A great find! Even better with all its roots. Please keep us updated! __________________ - Todd coloradobonsai.com Specializing in Yamadori Bonsai/Pre Bonsai.

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