Collecting on Vancouver Island pt. 1

New shohin mugo pines

Dwarf mugo pines. Exactly 7 years from cuttings. The needle length on these little conifers averages about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch long. Trunk thickness is roughly the same. Height is 4 inches for the smallest and up to 6 inches for the larger ones. They will go into small ceramic pots soon where they will grow, very slowly, into fat little sumo wrestlers...

Coastal Hemlock-Tsuga Heterophylla

Coast Hemlock clump on a basalt dish. From collected seedlings. Approximate age is 15 years. It was planted on this stone only 6 months ago, so it will need 2-3 years to fill out before any artistic direction can be made.

Pinus contorta contorta, Shore pines, collected.

The first tree is 31 inches tall, trunk thickness is 3 inches. In training 2.5 years.

The second tree is 28 inches tall, trunk thickness 3.2 inches. In training 2 years.

Alpines

Very Large Hemlock

Collected many years ago on Vancouver island. This is a very old tree. 500 years old easily. 78 inches tall. Trunk diameter is 11inches across. 95% of the styling and other work is complete, there still remains some carving on the back side of the tree which could one day serve as an alternative "front" to the existing one pictured.

New Pine (Pinus sylvestris)

An old Scots Pine in need of some love. Extensive wiring will be carried out over the next few weeks. Eventually it will find a home in a shallow oval shaped pot, this one is simply too overpowering. Tree is 32 inches tall, approx 60 years old.