Urban Yamadori 2021

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Urban Yamadori 2021

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How did you do this year guys? Here is my latest dig - 100 years old camellia stump :)
Maybe not but it's so heavy. It took me 2 days to dig and had to stop some random cars on the road to ask for help getting it up my ute two big guys and I and we were struggling. It starts shooting up tiny buds this morning. :fc:
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Wow! Nice with lower branches :tu:
Can’t wait to see how this one develops in the future.
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That camellia is a great find!

I removed some ugly front yard bushes last weekend (Rhaphiolepsis indica and Coprosma repens) and put them in pots. They aren't used much for bonsai, but they're hardy, back bud and flower, so why not.
As a bonus, I found some common ash in a sidewalk crack whilst on a run. There were some much larger ones with interesting bases, but I couldn't pull them free with bare hands. Some of the older posts on this forum are pretty inspiring where ash is concerned, and I've been keen to try it out.
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KIRKY wrote: September 16th, 2021, 12:45 pm Wow! Nice with lower branches :tu:
Can’t wait to see how this one develops in the future.
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Thanks Susan
I can't wait either. It's the heaviest dig I have ever attempted!
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Promethius wrote: September 16th, 2021, 3:26 pm That camellia is a great find!

I removed some ugly front yard bushes last weekend (Rhaphiolepsis indica and Coprosma repens) and put them in pots. They aren't used much for bonsai, but they're hardy, back bud and flower, so why not.
As a bonus, I found some common ash in a sidewalk crack whilst on a run. There were some much larger ones with interesting bases, but I couldn't pull them free with bare hands. Some of the older posts on this forum are pretty inspiring where ash is concerned, and I've been keen to try it out.
I like the curve of the one in the first pic. I believe that nice bonsai start from nice little curve at the base like this example.
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Crap!
That thing is massive!!
At least a 3 man lift… it looks great.
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kvan64 wrote: September 16th, 2021, 10:15 pm
KIRKY wrote: September 16th, 2021, 12:45 pm Wow! Nice with lower branches :tu:
Can’t wait to see how this one develops in the future.
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Well worth the effort I think :tu:
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Ryceman3 wrote: September 16th, 2021, 10:20 pm Crap!
That thing is massive!!
At least a 3 man lift… it looks great.
:beer:
Yep, 3 men to ... push the trolley up the ramp to the Ute. I have never seen a camellia stump this size. Many times I almost gave up. Then I said it's worth trying. When I left at the end of the first day, the owner thought I would not come back as he saw how hard it was. I spent a load of reciprocating sawblades cutting the roots to get it out as digging alone was not effective.
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