Mini Gold Mine?

[Chris Sirre]

Hey all,
There are hundreds of trees all up with all different sizes - from 2ft tall and up. All trunks are relatively straight, but as i said they are a bit leggy (but hopefully back bud will happen with tlc), but workable with either wire or bender for the smaller pines and Swampies/Redwood (still not confident with what they are).
I will probably also take a few of the taller pines with trunk diameters of about 4 inches and try to transplant them as garden specimens, then work on air layering - i just find this opportunity too good to miss.
All i know is that the pines are def not Radiata and are worth doing something with. God knows how much a nursery would charge for them.

Hi Josh,

Looks like you have some redwoods there (def. not swamps). The Cedars you refering at are most likely Spruce. It hard to say for sure as the pics are a bit fuzzie.
What I charge for a good pine is about $150 which is not much for growing 4-5 years in the ground. That's only $30 a year!
Good luck digging.

Cheers,

Chris

Chris, thanks for the advice.
Just like to add in no way was i referring to any particular nurseries' prices. I must say that your nursery has some of the best stock in melb with appropriate prices.
I have a habit of only opening my mouth to change feet!
I will be right near you on Thurs and will drop in later in the afternoon to say hi. Make sure the kettle is on....

I will have the coffee ready for you Josh! See you Thursday.

Cheers,

Chris

[dayne]

pretty sure their swmapys as they have aposed leafs on the leaflet where as redwoods are opsite each other

[alpineart]

Hi Josh , cant I.D the pine but the pic 4 is a Swamp cypress or possibly a Coastal redwood both have opposing foliage unlike the Dawn redwood which has opposite .The foliage looks soft compared with the foliage in pic 5 .The difference between the Swampy and Coastal redwood is the Swampy has very soft foliage and the Redwood hard /harsh foliage .Pic 5 looks like a Coastal Redwood .Pic 6 looks like a Douglas Fir or False Canadian Hemlock also known as N.Z Oregon . Cheers Alpineart