Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood

[alpineart]

Hi Pat , its all good . I have been called worse . The horse manure was full of purslane seed and to prevent it from sprouting it was buried 12 inches under ground . the seed can stay dormant under ground for up to 40 years
The vegies last year grew very well also . The Shimpaku are in the same grow bed but i dare say the roots have quite hit the sweet stuff yet .

Cheers Ian - Alpineart

[alpineart]

I ripped this out of the ground yesterday

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and slipped it into a large tray/pot

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. It will travel to its new destination and eventually be put it back into the ground as a landscape tree but until then I will enjoy its beauty .With the benches getting emptied there's plenty of room .

Cheers.

[greg27]

It will travel to its new destination and eventually be put it back into the ground as a landscape tree but until then I will enjoy its beauty .

Now that's a shame, that's a beautiful little tree you have there Ian!

[alpineart]

Hi Greg , mate all good things eventually come to an end .

Cheers

[juan73870]

What a beauty! No autumn/winter colour on it this year?

[alpineart]

Hi Juan, no real colour , but plenty of new growth still happening . The frost hit it a couple of weeks ago so I decided to save it from further damage .

Cheers Ian

[MJL]

Ripping tree that one. I particularly like the bottom 1/3 of the trunk with the subtle curve and kink before the first branch. Wherever you've sending this tree - the new owner will have a future beauty I reckon.

[alpineart]

Hi MJL , its a good start for a Bonsai but at 1m high its a bit too heavy for most , I think it will make for a nice landscape tree .

Cheers . Ian