At the start of the year I collected several, mostly small, yamadoris, pine, birch, spruce and one large whitethorn. The latter has taken fairly well, given it's large size and relatively small root. The pines were a mixed bag and it's with these that I had most casualties, mainly due, I think, to a lack of shelter from cold winds in late spring. All the birches remain alive although I'd have expected more growth. The spruces are doing fine.
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some fresh shoots, the cut reveals some deep cracks running down the stem,
probably from the original site clearance |
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| strong straight stem |
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background shows the largest pine collected,
one of the failures in the front |
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| it was great to see some buds finally open and a few candles appear |
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