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- Enaisio
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As for today I have a few questions about creating a forest composition .
It's my first attempt and I would like to make ithe a good attempt so I'm gathering as much info as possible :
1. What would be the easiest tree to start with ( deciduous and evergreen)?
2. I would like to make it a rock planting , would I have to first train the trees in a training pot ?
3. I understand that there must be an age difference between the middle and the outer trees but how young could the outer trees be without looking like saplings .
I can't come up with any more questions but if anybody can give more hints it would be great .
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Nico
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Enaisio wrote: Hi there , it's been a while since I've posted anything but I haven't done any major work on any tree so theres not much to post .
Hello again!
It's my first attempt and I would like to make ithe a good attempt so I'm gathering as much info as possible :
I think all your questions are answered in this article:
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I was thinking to try beech as my first forest as there is loads growing in a land close to my house with I have permission to collect in . I wanted to ask if the method of collecting is different for small young trees ? ( can I just dig em out and pot them or should I go trough the procedure is would go through in collecting an old established tree ?)
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If you got time to wait a few years for them to look like real trees

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One question tho , did you have to collect them and train them separately or did you plant them directly into the forest?
Ps: beautiful composition

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As you can see, those are just sticks that have been planted right after collecting and will be trained to compliment the landscape.
I collected some 20 more along with them and I have them in a plastic crate for som future project.
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My advice would be to make the most of the composition and don?t hassle it, try to come up with something that will please your eye untill the trees will be interesting themselves. As a beginner with no really good trees, that is the way I am approaching it and I am giving it a lot of thought.
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