Yeah, back to growing this year. Manzanita from cuttings, california junipers from cuttings and seed, rabbitbrush, sagebrush, of course coulter pine (Pinus coulteri), singleleaf pinyon pine, and various fruit trees. I’m also propagating some grape vines and pomegranate cuttings and plum tree cuttings, and blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and rasberries. The rain has been good this year. I’ve recorded about 7 inches in Phelan, CA and more may be on the way soon.
A few years ago I moved to Colorado, had to give up my whole stock before leaving, including about 30 x 10 year old coulter pines that I started from seed. What a shame. Well I hope they’re still all alive. Coulter pines can be a bit touchy, especially when potted or moved or 2-3 years after transplanting. Now that I’m back in southern California, I’m back at it again. I am always getting emails from people wanting to buy Coulter pines, probably more emails now, than when I actually had them. The biggest Coulter pine that I grew from seed is now about 15′ tall with a spread of about 10′. This particular tree was a fast-grower from birth approx 13 years ago.