ghostsofevolution | 19a Florida Torreya to Brevard NC: 2016 Report (pt 1 of 2) @ghostsofevolution | Uploaded June 2016 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Buford Pruitt shows and talks about his 16 young Torreya taxifolia trees, planted on his forested property near Brevard NC. Topics listed below:
00:09 Introduction to Brevard NC Torreya location & Buford Pruitt
00:40 Tree #1 (oldest, from seeds harvested fall 2010)
02:13 "Snowbird" potted seedlings had 2 springs and had 2 spurts of apex growth
03:20 The: sun direction and nearby trees
03:51 "Sunburn" when potted seedling was planted in full afternoon sun
04:50 Nearby: mt laurel, wh pine, sourwood, red oak, red maple, bl gum, wh oak
06:54 Image of homepage of Torreya Guardians
07:16 Only watered & fertilized after transplant; crushed limestone every year
07:35 Tall cage to prevent bucks scraping velvet off antlers, not from browsing
08:59 Closeup view (and counts) of Tree #1 whorls and new spring growth
13:59 Tree #2 - killed by ground-burrowing rodent during past winter
17:42 Do seasonally stocked bird-feeders foster rodent overpopulation & crash?
18:27 Interlude: video of rodent-killed Torreya roots at Junaluska NC site 2016
22:06 Reminder: Tree seeds mostly become food in natural settings, not mature trees
23:55 Footage of diseased torreyas in native Florida (no disease in NC see yet)
24:29 Tree #3 (from 2011 Torreya Guardian seed harvest)
24:59 Why basal sprouts are normal and should never be pruned away
25:32 Tree #3 closeups and measurements (it grew two vertical sections last year)
26:00 Tree #3 setting; direct sunlight only 2 hours a day; plans to improve setting
26:54 None of trees has been watered, except Tree #1 after transplanted
27:34 Rhododendrons should never be allowed to impinge on Torreya
28:20 Nearby trees of Tree #4 and Tree #5; maple and Liriodendron good nearby
29:10 Tree #4 is from 2011 seed (sprouted 2013); see new apex vertical growth
31:24 Tree #5 is probably from 2012 seed
32:53 Remove sprouting white pines next to Torreya; importance of tending!
33:28 Tree #6 and #7 context (by water diversion settling)
34:04 Plans to remove mountain laurels that are too near #6 and #7
34:13 Tree #6 (2012 seed) closeup; huge vertical growth (9 inches) last year!
36:20 Tree #6 and #7 have no shortage of ground water
36:50 Tree #7 (2012 seed) is amazingly huge, happy, and with giant leaves
38:11 Tree #8 (2012; germinated winter 2013/14) context and closeup; too dry?
41:17 Tree #9 (2012; germinated winter 2013/14) recovered from smashed down
44:05 Continue to the last half of video report, Video 19b on youtube
torreyaguardians.org
Buford Pruitt shows and talks about his 16 young Torreya taxifolia trees, planted on his forested property near Brevard NC. Topics listed below:
00:09 Introduction to Brevard NC Torreya location & Buford Pruitt
00:40 Tree #1 (oldest, from seeds harvested fall 2010)
02:13 "Snowbird" potted seedlings had 2 springs and had 2 spurts of apex growth
03:20 The: sun direction and nearby trees
03:51 "Sunburn" when potted seedling was planted in full afternoon sun
04:50 Nearby: mt laurel, wh pine, sourwood, red oak, red maple, bl gum, wh oak
06:54 Image of homepage of Torreya Guardians
07:16 Only watered & fertilized after transplant; crushed limestone every year
07:35 Tall cage to prevent bucks scraping velvet off antlers, not from browsing
08:59 Closeup view (and counts) of Tree #1 whorls and new spring growth
13:59 Tree #2 - killed by ground-burrowing rodent during past winter
17:42 Do seasonally stocked bird-feeders foster rodent overpopulation & crash?
18:27 Interlude: video of rodent-killed Torreya roots at Junaluska NC site 2016
22:06 Reminder: Tree seeds mostly become food in natural settings, not mature trees
23:55 Footage of diseased torreyas in native Florida (no disease in NC see yet)
24:29 Tree #3 (from 2011 Torreya Guardian seed harvest)
24:59 Why basal sprouts are normal and should never be pruned away
25:32 Tree #3 closeups and measurements (it grew two vertical sections last year)
26:00 Tree #3 setting; direct sunlight only 2 hours a day; plans to improve setting
26:54 None of trees has been watered, except Tree #1 after transplanted
27:34 Rhododendrons should never be allowed to impinge on Torreya
28:20 Nearby trees of Tree #4 and Tree #5; maple and Liriodendron good nearby
29:10 Tree #4 is from 2011 seed (sprouted 2013); see new apex vertical growth
31:24 Tree #5 is probably from 2012 seed
32:53 Remove sprouting white pines next to Torreya; importance of tending!
33:28 Tree #6 and #7 context (by water diversion settling)
34:04 Plans to remove mountain laurels that are too near #6 and #7
34:13 Tree #6 (2012 seed) closeup; huge vertical growth (9 inches) last year!
36:20 Tree #6 and #7 have no shortage of ground water
36:50 Tree #7 (2012 seed) is amazingly huge, happy, and with giant leaves
38:11 Tree #8 (2012; germinated winter 2013/14) context and closeup; too dry?
41:17 Tree #9 (2012; germinated winter 2013/14) recovered from smashed down
44:05 Continue to the last half of video report, Video 19b on youtube
torreyaguardians.org
