BIG PLUM versus STIHL pt 2

[alpineart]

Hi Viet , its a one man tree only ,{nobody touchy} the only helpers were the workers and the crane truck in 09 .The pot is the only one i had ,didn't want it in a box for the next year .It need to be bigger for sure , probably make one too suit the trunk . Ausbonsai is more than worthy .Cheers Alpine

[anttal63]

No doubt about you pal!!!

[MattA]

Alpine,

Thanks for the very first pics of this monster, seeing it in the trailer really shows how BIG this is, just awesome. I would have grabbed the big trunk in the top right hand corner of the first pic as well..... Looks like the council waste site could be a good source of trees... must talk to my contact with the local council maintenance crew

One man tree hey... you really are one in a million. Keep them coming....

Matt

[alpineart]

Hi Ant , now and again there's a bit of doubt , sometimes a hell of a lot

Hi Matt , good source for trunks at a council depot for sure , especially after a storm .1trunk at a time .Cheers Fella's

[Gareth]

Holy snappin duck doodies, i thought it was big when i started reading the thread but didnt think it was THAT big.

No wonder you needed a chainsaw.

Inspirational, there is no doubt about it.

[alpineart]

Hi ,Gareth not for the faint hearted thats for sure .A dremel wouldn't quite do the job .. Cheers Alpineart

[alpineart]

Hi Fella's , sad to say the big plums gone away ."I killed it" ,not quite sure how or why but it has a white fungus growing under the base .This is the very same fungus that attacked the Japanese Maple that i layered draining the life out of the layers .Both trees are/were side by side in the garden .Strangely enough the tooth picks used for the root formation were gone ? .The only conclusion i can come up with is the amount of rain and humidity we have had this year contributed to the fungul growth .I have saved the trunk and it now adorns my Brides Kangaroo Paw Garden , she rubbed a little salt into my wound by placing a little Cupid/Angel in the trunk .Life's what happens when your making plans .Cheers Alpineart

[soda]

After all that work and effort it must be a sad day. Puts some persective on me losing a seedling
Has been a great read all the same.

[alpineart]

Hi Soda , it happens to all of us . It has already been replaced with a big Cherry , mind you i think a tear started then i realized it was a touch of hay fever .Cheers Alpine

[MattA]

Often the way with big collected stuff, sorry for your loss. On to the next tree, as you have already done

I still have to dig my big purple plum, thankfully its a club member so she might be convinced ot let it rest another year now....

Keep on trying stuff mate its the only way we learn.

Matt

[Jamie]

thats a shame mate, it was a pearler

at least you still have the story and the new one! look forward to that read

[alpineart]

Hi Matt , Hit and miss with Yamadori, i guess i missed .I think the fungus done the job , at least that lets me off the hook .

Hi Jamie , I look forward to carving up the cherry , don't have time this season so it can grow on unrestricked .It has a mutilated trunk but i will keep an eye out for the very same fungi that seems to be present around the yard.

Cheers Guys .Alpine