Urbandori Dig - Japanese Maple

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Urbandori Dig - Japanese Maple

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One fine day in early Sept 17, I packed up my gear heading to an old wrecking house in a near neighbourhood in Melbourne. There were a few trees that were destined to the tip in a week to make way for a site development. After making a deal with the owner to collect a couple of large JM's and a few azalea's I was ready for hard labour for the day...

Here are the 2 JM's. Both are likely to be around 70-80yo according to the owner.
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Now the Azelea's...
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Quick trip back home...
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:lol:
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More to come.
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couple of weeks went by...some early sign of good old JM never die :fc:
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...couple of months later..
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Post by Keep Calm and Ramify »

Great work Hal,
They really are excellent material, would be a shame to lose them to the tip.
Good on you for saving & giving them a fresh start.
Investing the time, sweat, & effort to dig is really paying off, just on that big JM alone.
The scar in the trunk adds real interest - yes sir I like :yes: .
Keep calm.... :D
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Yes, I have plenty of excuses to the missus to stay in the garden this winter for some serious wood carving :lol: :lol:
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Cracking stumps Hal

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