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Collecting trees is harder than you might think. As soon as a tree leaves the ground it gets stressed out and moisture loss quickly occurs. The key to collecting trees is to minimize this stress that it receives as little as possible. There are a number of different ways to do this.
I have come to a decision about my dawn redwood. I cut off about a foot or two of branches to bring it down to 6 foot tall. I think it might still be too big but I’m going to leave it as it is for now so I can think about it for a bit longer.
I made some fairly drastic cuts as all the growth was happening at the top and I want to encourage it further down the trunk. It’s looking pretty bare and thin at the moment.
My hawthorn continues to grow now that it is in the ground. Being in the ground seems to be so much better for the tree as opposed to being in the pot. It must be a lot more stressful in a pot than being in the ground. It is probably something the tree needs to get used to in time.
As you may have noticed from previous posts I am growing a redwood seedling to use as bonsai. The problem with growing trees from seed is that you are 65 when they finally look good. Today I bought a very large dawn redwood to use as bonsai. It’s got to be about 7-8 foot tall. People gave me some pretty funny looks as I walked through the garden centre, through the car park and then struggled to fit it in my car.
Finally my old collected Hawthorn has come back to life. In the past few days a few buds have started sprouting and things are looking up for it. I think it’s helped it’s recovery having it planted in the ground.
