A very wet day but still plenty in the Dragons den

It tipped down with rain all day but plenty of members turned out









Daf brought a juniper along grown on from a whip for 2 years, he wanted to try cascading it





There was a great root system and so with some raffia and some bending it was just a matter of some wiring and branch placement. All the weaker downward facing growth was removed

I'm sure I've seen that guy with the common juniper somewhere before?
Thanks again Chris, really enjoyed.

This yet another of Jason's field grown trees, this time its a nice little cultivar of a silver birch ( Betula ? ). really small internodes



It was decided to take the top of the tree out to give a better trunk line and tree image








Regards Chris

Andy could not make it today, he went collecting on Friday!!!!!
He now needs to lie down in a darkened room for a week to get over the excitement of a stunning Hawthorn and Larch










Great trees Andy, see you soon

Regards Chris

Hi Daf, thanks for the reply, you enthusiasm within the group is always so welcome

Regards Chris

Another very enjoyable Sunday down at the Den, I don't think I've ever come back from there without learning something new.
Andy's got a nice looking hawthorn there - I think a spin on the 'wheel of critique' will be in order when the time is right.
Cheers,
Jason

Hi Jason,
Yes that is a serious Hawthorn and it in very good hands with Andy

Regards Chris

Hi Chris,
Came across this Yew today, not as many roots as I would have liked - mainly one or two growing into a hedge bank and none below - but I think it'll be alright. I don't have any bonsai soil mix made up, would multipurpose compost be OK 'til the roots have increased or would it retain too much water?
Cheers
Jason

Hi Jason'
Nice find, all my collected stock go first into multi-purpose. Everything seems to do well for the first year or two just make sure there is good drainage in what ever container they go into.

Regards Chris

multi it is then - nice and cheap too! Did you have a successful collecting trip this week?

Hi Jason, yes the collecting has gone well this week and I am hoping to get out again today.

Regards Chris