Hey Look at My Crud...

ATH · Oct 23, 2019

Old puff ball?

guymayor · Oct 23, 2019

ATH said:
what do you suppose is ailing this Sugar maple?

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Ailing? That growth pattern does not look like an ailment. Maybe one tree swallowed another?

JD3000 · Oct 23, 2019

guymayor said:
Ailing? That growth pattern does not look like an ailment. Maybe one tree swallowed another?

Bingo, ATH was being cheeky

guymayor · Oct 23, 2019

Cheeky...swallowed...Oooo I get it! Fun knee.

JD3000 · Nov 1, 2019

Adventures in container stock

Came out of that green container. After removing girdling roots and whatnot.

Bare root Catalpa potted in April

C. tomentosa/alva came out of black container at left with root rot. Plant looked fine otherwise

ATH · Nov 1, 2019

stuff you potted or from a nursery?

evo · Nov 1, 2019

Excuse me while I puke some photos here

evo · Nov 1, 2019

Few more

JD3000 · Nov 1, 2019

ATH said:
stuff you potted or from a nursery?

The first was a freebie from Bartlett at a conference. The 2nd I potted bare root this spring. 3rd was a container from tree sale at Dawes

guymayor · Nov 2, 2019

JD3000 said:
Adventures in container stockView attachment 63262
Came out of that green container. After removing girdling roots and whatnot.
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Bare root Catalpa potted in April

Ugh.
Spreading roots is better than shaving them, when circlers are that fat.

JD3000 · Nov 2, 2019

That's what I do. Easily spread and I'm impressed by how quickly they rooted out

ATH · Nov 2, 2019

JD3000 said:
Adventures in container stock....

Have you tried air pruning pots for the stuff you are growing?

JD3000 · Nov 3, 2019

No but looking into it

SamArborista · Nov 29, 2019

Hi, looking for some opinions on what this might be. Learning as I go. It's on a Red Oak. I wondered if it was Inonotus dryadeus or a type of Ganoderma? Can see old conks that are blackened as well. Large dead/dying limbs in crown. Inside of conks is a rusty red colour. TIA.

JD3000 · Nov 30, 2019

I would say could be Inonotus but they look past their prime

Serf Life · Mar 21, 2020

A client just emailed this Satomi dogwood pic, ideas?

folium arboris · Mar 21, 2020

Rabbits or squirrels. Orrr...someone just got a brand new Stihl string trimmer!!!

JD3000 · Apr 4, 2020

Not bugs and crud, but interesting. We had a bad flood which washed away a lot of mulch and soil. Here is the root establishment of a #15 Catalpa speciosa after two seasons.