Yamadori mid north coast

[Blake40]

Is there any people who reguraly go out for a hunt for trees round mid north coast?

[dansai]

The biggest problem with tree hunting is finding somewhere you can get permission to collect that has trees worth collecting. The conditions that make trees desirable generally exist in Nation Parks. Aussie trees tend to have long roots that go searching for water in the harsher conditions that produce good tree. Around my area, Im a bit further north than you, all there trees in state forests, where you may get permission, tend to be big and uninteresting. Same with private land.

There is some amazing stuff along some of the coastal cliffs and headlands, but it always in protected places. The place to look may be below powerlines that get slashed regularly. Or the other place I've wanted to check out around the Tea-Tree farms between Taree and Kempsey. If you can find out who owns the land, there will be some great trees to pick through there.

[delisea]

Hi Blake,
Go for weeds. There are great privets everywhere on the the mid north coast. Look for good nebari and some secondary branching. Rhus trees are an environmental weed. Note where a good rhus tree is in autumn when the leaves are red and return in winter to dig it.

For natives you can try the side of the roads that are regularly slashed in rural areas. If the slasher is not set too high you can get something good. If you find something interesting grab it as you can bet it will be slashed to the ground or poisoned next time you look. I'm not sure if the legality of this but around my neck of the woods no-one seems to care/just think I'm crazy.

Any 'yamadori' will take 5-7 years to start looking half presentable. In that time a well tended native grown from scratch in a large pot can look just as good and you will have more control. There aren't really any shortcuts.

Cheers,
S