TOPIC: No show and tell after first day?

Now how did that deer get in there:)

Nice looking root there rickeyc.

Looks like you started the season of with some real nice ones.

Love that last root.

Best of luck this season !

TNhunter

Nice roots love the buck

Nice. That chunky one with the long neck in the next to the last picture is a top notch root. Well done!

BCastle wrote:

Nice. That chunky one with the long neck in the next to the last picture is a top notch root. Well done!

Ok BCastle, grade these for me.

Well, there isn't anything really to grade. That is a well dug and properly cleaned (not too clean) collection there. They are mature, large in size, are not damaged and are more chunky than not, and have good dark skin color. I'd pay top dollar for those as a collection.

If I were to comment on each root, this is my opinion, starting at the top and going left to right.

1) The neck looks a little fat and short, but a large root with good color and nice wild character.
2) Again notice how fat the neck is. This root appears to have been transplanted or in an area where the shade was altered. Notice how the roots start to grow quickly -long and thin after the nice chunky sections with good wild character.
3) Good wild character and mature, but not as chunky as the others. The least desirable one of the bunch, but still very nice root.
4) This is an ideal root. I'd pay a bonus over market for a bucket of these Chunky, big, dark skin and nice wild character with a long neck too.
5) Again, this looks like a transplanted root. Notice the wild character of the chunky portion at the end, and the thin, old neck. Then, as the feeder roots start growing, notice how thick and fat the neck becomes. Also notice the difference in color between the older section of the root and the newer feeder roots.

If I were to rank these in order of desirability, I would start with 4 as this is the goal. Nothing wrong with this root at all. This is what we want. I would rank them 4, 1, 2, 5, 3. A bucket of roots like 4 will bring a bonus, and a bucket of roots like 3 would be just under going market.

Again, all of them are nice and I'd pay top dollar for that collection. Most importantly, you handled them very well and did a very good job.

Number 2 has been in the ground for who knows how long. It did not come up this year nor did it have a bud for next year. I got him when getting number 1 out of the ground. Yep it was a bonus

I was able to get a very interesting root. Most were nothing like what you have posted but I found what some may call a cluster root. I have never seen one before. It had 2 tops but had growth areas where i could had about 8 tops. It was next to two other single prongs. This had two 3 prongs from to it. What should I do with it? I replanted back into its original spot. I did dig about 150 other roots and transplanted about half into a bed as their size was less than I wanted to sell or too young yet but all still 3 prong to 4 prong. Is it worth anything or keep it as a berry producer.

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