The landscape is still brown, and nighttime temperatures continue to dip below freezing, but I expect both of these to change very soon. That means it’s a good time to collect pines. The buds are starting to swell and extend, just a bit, which means the roots are starting to grow too.
I am after just one smallish tree today, so I don’t need a very extensive tool kit. Pictured above is all I will need. Since this is a “short range” collection (by which I mean it won’t take long to get it back to the house once out of the ground) I will just place the root ball in a good ol’ IKEA bag to carry back. Concave cutters and loppers will take care of small and big cuts I need to make on site, and I use the hook to loosen soil and comb out roots as…
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