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Thanks, Joe!injunjoe said:
soon as in tomorrow? or soon as in next week?
will i kill them if i actually look to see if roots are forming????
the curiosity is killing me!
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soon as in tomorrow? or soon as in next week?
will i kill them if i actually look to see if roots are forming????
the curiosity is killing me!
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They are delicate plants, but they way to check is to pull up on the plant very gentle and if it resists it has started rooting.
But this would slow down the process on this little stem, being the roots are so small to start with.
The fact that the leaf is perking back up is telling you the rooting process has begun.
I can't tent my plant for long here. It gets very warm everyday still and that will cause problems with fungus and such. The tent is only to help the plant hold moisture till it is able to take up water itself.
Joe
But this would slow down the process on this little stem, being the roots are so small to start with.
The fact that the leaf is perking back up is telling you the rooting process has begun.
I can't tent my plant for long here. It gets very warm everyday still and that will cause problems with fungus and such. The tent is only to help the plant hold moisture till it is able to take up water itself.
Joe
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:happy_flower Surprise Delights Hiding in Plain Sight :happy_flower
I'm having so much fun! Fall is wonderful!
It seems like every day God surprises me with something that was standing right in front of me all along. And then i feel like dancing.
Last week or sometime, i was trying to identify my hornbeams/hophornbeams. And Ron said something like, 'maybe it's an elm,' and showed me these great pictures of elm leaves over on this other thread . And then i said something like, 'too bad it's not an elm 'cause elms seem cooler than hornbeams. whoever heard of a hornbeam!?'
For the record, hornbeams are actually pretty cool, once you get to know them, but i just got done saying i wanted to have an elm tree, and then, as if God had just planted a 50 year-old tree in my front yard, i was standing in my yard, burning something (as in brush and trash), and i looked down and noticed all around me, what i wouldn't have recognized without that previous conversation....ELM LEAVES.
Now i really need some binoculars i think, 'cause i have spent large portions of the past two days wandering around my yard, staring up at the leaves, trying to ascertain the details of the 4 inch leaves attached to branches 40 feet (or some long distance) away. I worry that passersby might question my sanity.
But it's o.k.; more than likely, i'm happier than they are. :rainbow-sun
Then this morning, i finally found it.
From my reading and examination and running back and forth to look at the bark and rubbing leaves and looking at pictures, i think it's an American Elm. It's incredibly tall, and the bottom of the trunk looks almost like about 8 smaller trees were somehow melted into one. It's very nice and grows on the edge of a very small gully that drains toward the creek when it rains.
While i was looking for the elm, i found another tree that i haven't identified yet. We shall see what we shall see if i have the energy to go out there and stare at the sky this afternoon.
In other news, i have removed the tent from my stevia cuttings, and i think some of them are going to make it; my ivy cuttings outside are still holding strong, except for the one Jelly (my dog) helpfully pulled out of the ground for me; and my 14 week-old cockerels have started trying to crow, in conjunction with our forest rooster, and i'm delightfully awakened at 5:30 each morning by some very normal rooster sounds and by some very entertaining kazoo and clown horn noises that are attempting to be rooster sounds. And i'm lovin' it!
A couple of days ago, i got batteries for my camera and went for a walk in the woods. Here are some of the pics, just for good jollies. :rainbow-sun
Here i am trying to show you a tall magnolia, but it's kind of hard to pick out. Magnolias grow like weeds here (very nice weeds) but hardly bloom because of all the shade.
Here are my 5 little tomatoes that i'm hoping to get to share with my hubby. This will be our fall harvest this year.
Here is the understory of one of my very favorite trees, our Swamp White Oak (i'm pretty sure). I love the way it forms a canopy. So pretty.
And here is its leaf formation.
This is the enormous trunk of what i think is a Shagbark Hickory tree. I can't get a good look at the leaves because it's so tall. Maybe when they start to fall, i'll be able to get a better idea. But very cool bark, eh?
Here are some of the ferns (fiddle ferns i think?) that grow all over our forest floor....and the reason i wouldn't insult my forest by planting imported ferns by the house.
Dewberry vines.
I
Sycamore trees!
American Holly - another 'nice weed' here.
And this year, it looks like it's actually making berries!
That will be very pretty around Christmas!
These are muscadine, right?
Here is Injunjoe's nemesis, Paper Mulberry.
At least it's offering some fall color!
Here is one of the things we fell in love with about this place. The ground cover. Large portions of your yard are covered in this stuff year 'round. It makes little white flowers part of the year and these great red berries near winter. I have no idea what it is and don't even know how to look it up. But i love it!
I know this post is getting pretty image heavy, but before i finish, you have to meet my main man.
This is James, my best friend, companion, and faithful husband of 11 years.
O.k., one more!
That one was just for prettiness.
I have a bunch more, but i think everyone will thank me for laying off the images for now.
I'm having so much fun! Fall is wonderful!
It seems like every day God surprises me with something that was standing right in front of me all along. And then i feel like dancing.
Last week or sometime, i was trying to identify my hornbeams/hophornbeams. And Ron said something like, 'maybe it's an elm,' and showed me these great pictures of elm leaves over on this other thread . And then i said something like, 'too bad it's not an elm 'cause elms seem cooler than hornbeams. whoever heard of a hornbeam!?'
For the record, hornbeams are actually pretty cool, once you get to know them, but i just got done saying i wanted to have an elm tree, and then, as if God had just planted a 50 year-old tree in my front yard, i was standing in my yard, burning something (as in brush and trash), and i looked down and noticed all around me, what i wouldn't have recognized without that previous conversation....ELM LEAVES.
Now i really need some binoculars i think, 'cause i have spent large portions of the past two days wandering around my yard, staring up at the leaves, trying to ascertain the details of the 4 inch leaves attached to branches 40 feet (or some long distance) away. I worry that passersby might question my sanity.
But it's o.k.; more than likely, i'm happier than they are. :rainbow-sunThen this morning, i finally found it.
From my reading and examination and running back and forth to look at the bark and rubbing leaves and looking at pictures, i think it's an American Elm. It's incredibly tall, and the bottom of the trunk looks almost like about 8 smaller trees were somehow melted into one. It's very nice and grows on the edge of a very small gully that drains toward the creek when it rains.
While i was looking for the elm, i found another tree that i haven't identified yet. We shall see what we shall see if i have the energy to go out there and stare at the sky this afternoon.
In other news, i have removed the tent from my stevia cuttings, and i think some of them are going to make it; my ivy cuttings outside are still holding strong, except for the one Jelly (my dog) helpfully pulled out of the ground for me; and my 14 week-old cockerels have started trying to crow, in conjunction with our forest rooster, and i'm delightfully awakened at 5:30 each morning by some very normal rooster sounds and by some very entertaining kazoo and clown horn noises that are attempting to be rooster sounds.
And i'm lovin' it!A couple of days ago, i got batteries for my camera and went for a walk in the woods. Here are some of the pics, just for good jollies. :rainbow-sun
Here i am trying to show you a tall magnolia, but it's kind of hard to pick out. Magnolias grow like weeds here (very nice weeds) but hardly bloom because of all the shade.
Here are my 5 little tomatoes that i'm hoping to get to share with my hubby. This will be our fall harvest this year.
Here is the understory of one of my very favorite trees, our Swamp White Oak (i'm pretty sure). I love the way it forms a canopy. So pretty.
And here is its leaf formation.
This is the enormous trunk of what i think is a Shagbark Hickory tree. I can't get a good look at the leaves because it's so tall. Maybe when they start to fall, i'll be able to get a better idea. But very cool bark, eh?
Here are some of the ferns (fiddle ferns i think?) that grow all over our forest floor....and the reason i wouldn't insult my forest by planting imported ferns by the house.
Dewberry vines.
I
Sycamore trees!
American Holly - another 'nice weed' here.
And this year, it looks like it's actually making berries!
That will be very pretty around Christmas!
These are muscadine, right?
Here is Injunjoe's nemesis, Paper Mulberry.
At least it's offering some fall color!
Here is one of the things we fell in love with about this place. The ground cover. Large portions of your yard are covered in this stuff year 'round. It makes little white flowers part of the year and these great red berries near winter. I have no idea what it is and don't even know how to look it up. But i love it!
I know this post is getting pretty image heavy, but before i finish, you have to meet my main man.
This is James, my best friend, companion, and faithful husband of 11 years.
O.k., one more!
That one was just for prettiness.
I have a bunch more, but i think everyone will thank me for laying off the images for now.
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Wonderful pictures.
You sure have spent some time doing your homework.
All of them are great except for one, you know the one!
James looks like he would be cool to hang out with!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful trees.
Joe
You sure have spent some time doing your homework.
All of them are great except for one, you know the one!
James looks like he would be cool to hang out with!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful trees.
Joe
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Beth,
I am just floored! I am. I cannot imagine how it feels to be in such a diverse biosystem such as what you have shared with us in pictures. It is not only outstanding but incredible in that you have really reached out and embraced this space as a part of you.
Bravo! My Gosh! I am floored!
Thank you so much.
I wanted to share one Elm that I have had difficulty identifying. This Elm is called Slippery Elm. It is a magical native tree with properties that outshine most! It is revered by the Native Americans and embraced. There is one close to my house, and I call her Sister Tree! I might have to rename her Beth!
Here is a Medical Reference for Slippery Elm
Here is Wikipedia for Slippery Elm
I am sure some would argue that the tree I call 'Sister Tree' is actually an American Elm; but, I am convinced she is special anyways!
I have used Slippery Elm Bark for severe acid reflux caused by a Hiatal Hernia or vice versa; it helped tremendously. I am happy to report that I am reflux-free for over a year now!
Here is a wonderful picture of Slippery Elm
This map shows the Pollen of Slippery Elm, Ulmus rubra, perhaps it may be in your area!
Thanks again for such a Lovely Post! I love this post!
Ron
I am just floored! I am. I cannot imagine how it feels to be in such a diverse biosystem such as what you have shared with us in pictures. It is not only outstanding but incredible in that you have really reached out and embraced this space as a part of you.
Bravo! My Gosh! I am floored!
Thank you so much.
I wanted to share one Elm that I have had difficulty identifying. This Elm is called Slippery Elm. It is a magical native tree with properties that outshine most! It is revered by the Native Americans and embraced. There is one close to my house, and I call her Sister Tree! I might have to rename her Beth!
Here is a Medical Reference for Slippery Elm
Here is Wikipedia for Slippery Elm
I am sure some would argue that the tree I call 'Sister Tree' is actually an American Elm; but, I am convinced she is special anyways!
I have used Slippery Elm Bark for severe acid reflux caused by a Hiatal Hernia or vice versa; it helped tremendously. I am happy to report that I am reflux-free for over a year now!
Here is a wonderful picture of Slippery Elm
This map shows the Pollen of Slippery Elm, Ulmus rubra, perhaps it may be in your area!
Thanks again for such a Lovely Post! I love this post!
Ron
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Joe, i'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, James is very fun to hang out with! At least i think so!
Ron, what a great resource! Thanks for the info about slippery elm. The elm that i found in the front yard, i am pretty certain really is American Elm because of the coloration of the bark. However, when i was stumbling through the woods later this afternoon (stumbling because i'm fighting a bit of a head cold today) to see if my possible shagbark hickory was shedding leaves i could examine, i also found more elm leaves of different sizes and textures, so there's a possibility that one of those could be a slippery elm, and that would be great! That area of the woods is much wetter also, so there is a good possibility of finding one, i think. 
I love the way that God put all of the things we need to be well right in the nature around us , and i am saddened that our society rarely bothers to learn about those amazing resources. 
I am very eager to learn all i can about the medicinal values of what is around me. 
That's why i was so excited about the mulberry i found until Joe burst my bubble.
I love my place too, and i'm so thankful for it. The more i investigate nature, the more i am inspired to worship God for so majestically creating so many awe-inspiring and amazing creatures and plants for our enjoyment.
Do you make your own tea from the tree near you? Or do you buy it somewhere? I'm curious about that. If i find a real slippery elm on my place here, i will definitely be making some tea post haste! And i might sneak it into my husband's iced tea if the flavor's not too strong. He has crazy heartburn! Not to mention me. :rainbow-sun
Ron, what a great resource!
Thanks for the info about slippery elm. The elm that i found in the front yard, i am pretty certain really is American Elm because of the coloration of the bark. However, when i was stumbling through the woods later this afternoon (stumbling because i'm fighting a bit of a head cold today) to see if my possible shagbark hickory was shedding leaves i could examine, i also found more elm leaves of different sizes and textures, so there's a possibility that one of those could be a slippery elm, and that would be great! That area of the woods is much wetter also, so there is a good possibility of finding one, i think. I love the way that God put all of the things we need to be well right in the nature around us
, and i am saddened that our society rarely bothers to learn about those amazing resources. I am very eager to learn all i can about the medicinal values of what is around me. That's why i was so excited about the mulberry i found until Joe burst my bubble.
I love my place too, and i'm so thankful for it. The more i investigate nature, the more i am inspired to worship God for so majestically creating so many awe-inspiring and amazing creatures and plants for our enjoyment.
Do you make your own tea from the tree near you? Or do you buy it somewhere? I'm curious about that. If i find a real slippery elm on my place here, i will definitely be making some tea post haste! And i might sneak it into my husband's iced tea if the flavor's not too strong. He has crazy heartburn! Not to mention me. :rainbow-sun
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I bought the powder at our local COOP Market. It tastes very pleasant and mixed with other drinks it does not alter the flavor. I was taking it with coffee of all things! LOL I guess because coffee used to cause me pain, and I am such a coffee-holic.
If I had one, which one day I will order a 'real' one, I will harvest from it without a doubt! :tools
Ron
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Hey PunkinPeep, I think your unidentified groundcover may be wintergreen (aka, checkerberry, teaberry). Check this link and see what you think..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintergreen
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Awesome to hear about your latest finds.PunkinPeep said:Joe, i'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, James is very fun to hang out with! At least i think so!
Ron, what a great resource!
I love the way that God put all of the things we need to be well right in the nature around us
That's why i was so excited about the mulberry i found until Joe burst my bubble.
I love my place too, and i'm so thankful for it. The more i investigate nature, the more i am inspired to worship God for so majestically creating so many awe-inspiring and amazing creatures and plants for our enjoyment.
Do you make your own tea from the tree near you? Or do you buy it somewhere? I'm curious about that. If i find a real slippery elm on my place here, i will definitely be making some tea post haste! And i might sneak it into my husband's iced tea if the flavor's not too strong. He has crazy heartburn! Not to mention me. :rainbow-sun
God's creation is amazing.About the Slippery Elm....I have a cold right now and I've been drinking tea that has some in it along w/ Echinacea and such....it helps! It's called Throat Coat
from Traditional Medicinals.Your mystery groundcover w/ red berries looks like Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) to me.....
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Journey, although wintergreen sounds really really cool, that's not what i have (very similar though i think). I think Caleb got it with the Partridge berry.
Y'all are awesome! I didn't even have to TRY to identify this one!
I think i need to start making a notebook to record the identity of all the things growing here and the possible medicinal uses. What grand fun!
Thanks everyone for enjoying it with me! I really love to share my finds, and it's great to have cyber-friends who appreciate my excitement and improve my knowledge!
Y'all are awesome! I didn't even have to TRY to identify this one!
I think i need to start making a notebook to record the identity of all the things growing here and the possible medicinal uses. What grand fun!
Thanks everyone for enjoying it with me! I really love to share my finds, and it's great to have cyber-friends who appreciate my excitement and improve my knowledge!
