AusBonsai

Hi All
Bored yesterday so I went for a drive and stumbled across a spot in a side road that had been bulldozed out recently by local water commission. All English Elms . Next door was the water commission themselves so I knocked on the door and explained myself and I got permission to take as many as I like due to they were set to be all pushed up into a pile and burnt making way for some new water line .

first stump I was up to my butt in mud and water every time I dugout a scoop of mud it filled with water not to mention I tripped and sat in mud literly .......not an easy one to get out but had to have it ! I'd say it is a bit bigger around than a large paint can . I left the top a bit long in time I'd like to carve it so it looks like it had/has been struck by lightning .As you can see its has a decent root system for a collected tree .

second tree I thought had great movement so i've cut it back hard and go from there.

Hi Meagi , mate your a glutten for punishment . Nice trunks you collected , now if you wanted big mothers , why didn't you dig those big ones i suggested when you were up here .

Cheers Alpine

Hi yesterday I visited Matthew real nice guy and great collection . We collected a few English elms .Matt got a real NICE raft root stump .
I got Mother child stump . It was an old sheep paddock some real nice interesting clumps.
Thanks again Matthew .

Mate it was nice to have you up , hope you had a good time. i cleaned up my elms and through them in the grow beds for a year to see what happens. Hope you enjoy that little japanese maple , i miss it already but will find something to feel the void in no time

Well today took me digging English elms again these will be the last for this year .

also worked on a few to shorten the truck size .

Last for this year Ha well i remember me telling that to myself 6 trees ago ive still got another 5-7 to collect

Hi Meagi , mate you must have one of the largest collections of English Elm trunks around . Got a nice 100mm chop top Pinus Nigra Nigra i need a hand with when your not busy .Tomorrow will do

Cheers Alpine

Hi alpine
18 EE I got them sideways on a slant and even upside down ( turtle backs )
I will be very busy meagi when the all start to shoot and develop .
Cheers

meagi you've got a lot of potential stocks there mate.. good one!

let me know next time if you need a sidekick to help you dig i'm game lol

cheers,
carlos

Hi Carlos
Im pretty much finished for this year unless I get out this week or next weekend .
Some of my early collected ones are starting to bud swell and new shoots are forming
Which tells me time up soon for digging this year

Always next year !
Cheers

Meagi wrote:Hi Carlos
Im pretty much finished for this year unless I get out this week or next weekend .
Some of my early collected ones are starting to bud swell and new shoots are forming
Which tells me time up soon for digging this year

Always next year !
Cheers

elms are tuff you can dig for a while yet i dug 2 chinese elms last feb chopped them back good even bare rooted them an they shot well one is in the shohin comp which i was able to train

Thanks olive
I know but I need to tell myself something so I quit bringing home trees !!!

i know what you are saying