rain forest tree moss

From: Sheldon Hatheway <sfhatheway at yahoo.com> on 2004.09.12 at 15:40:52(12182) Hi, everyone! I am making some hypertufa "trees" for my new greenhouse and would like to get some of that nifty moss that grows on the branches of those big trees in the tropical rainforests. Do any of you know where I can get some? I can't afford a trip to the tropics myself at the moment (I spent all my vacation money for many years to come on the new greenhouse). Any help, especially from you botanical garden curators, would be greatly appreciated. Sheldon Hatheway +More sfhatheway@yahoo.com _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Ken Mosher <ken at spatulacity.com> on 2004.09.12 at 22:52:45(12186) You must mean Spanish Moss? It's a very common Tillandsia and anyone in FL or the nearby southern states will probably be happy to grab some from their back yard and mail it to you. (I can't send you any because I live in the north.) +More It requires high humidity, of course, to thrive. -Ken Sheldon Hatheway wrote: Hi, everyone! I am making some hypertufa "trees" for my new greenhouse and would like to get some of that nifty moss that grows on the branches of those big trees in the tropical rainforests. Do any of you know where I can get some? I can't afford a trip to the tropics myself at the moment (I spent all my vacation money for many years to come on the new greenhouse). Any help, especially from you botanical garden curators, would be greatly appreciated. Sheldon Hatheway sfhatheway@yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Sheldon Hatheway <sfhatheway at yahoo.com> on 2004.09.14 at 03:06:45(12191) Thanks for taking the time to reply. What I'm looking for is a dense-growing, green, and relatively short (less than 6") moss that usually grows around the limbs like a shag carpet. It doesn't hang down like the Spanish moss, which I already have. I've tried the local tree moss, but it doesn't tolerate greenhouse temperatures very well. Thanks again for your interest. Sheldon Hatheway +More --- Ken Mosher wrote: > You must mean Spanish Moss? It's a very common > Tillandsia and anyone in FL > or the nearby southern states will probably be happy > to grab some from > their back yard and mail it to you. (I can't send > you any because I live in > the north.) > > It requires high humidity, of course, to thrive. > > -Ken > > Sheldon Hatheway wrote: > > > Hi, everyone! > > > > I am making some hypertufa "trees" for my new > > greenhouse and would like to get some of that > nifty > > moss that grows on the branches of those big trees > in > > the tropical rainforests. Do any of you know > where I > > can get some? I can't afford a trip to the > tropics > > myself at the moment (I spent all my vacation > money > > for many years to come on the new greenhouse). > Any > > help, especially from you botanical garden > curators, > > would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Sheldon Hatheway > > sfhatheway@yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "harrywitmore at witmore.net" <harrywitmore at witmore.net> on 2004.09.14 at 11:38:26(12193) How old are the trees you have formed. It may be too soon to expect moss to suvive attached to them if you have included portland cement in the construction. Hypertufa containers I have created take a while to leach out the lime after creation. Once they have done that, just exposing moss spore to the surface in a humid greenhouse will be enough to get it going. It would also be interesting to hear of your creation techniques. I may have some mosses/Selaginalla that might work if you will contact me off list. Harry +More Original Message: ----------------- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:06:45 -0700 (PDT) To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] off subject:: rain forest tree moss Thanks for taking the time to reply. What I'm looking for is a dense-growing, green, and relatively short (less than 6") moss that usually grows around the limbs like a shag carpet. It doesn't hang down like the Spanish moss, which I already have. I've tried the local tree moss, but it doesn't tolerate greenhouse temperatures very well. Thanks again for your interest. Sheldon Hatheway --- Ken Mosher wrote: > You must mean Spanish Moss? It's a very common > Tillandsia and anyone in FL > or the nearby southern states will probably be happy > to grab some from > their back yard and mail it to you. (I can't send > you any because I live in > the north.) > > It requires high humidity, of course, to thrive. > > -Ken > > Sheldon Hatheway wrote: > > > Hi, everyone! > > > > I am making some hypertufa "trees" for my new > > greenhouse and would like to get some of that > nifty > > moss that grows on the branches of those big trees > in > > the tropical rainforests. Do any of you know > where I > > can get some? I can't afford a trip to the > tropics > > myself at the moment (I spent all my vacation > money > > for many years to come on the new greenhouse). > Any > > help, especially from you botanical garden > curators, > > would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Sheldon Hatheway > > sfhatheway@yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Bamboo Chik" <bamboochik at earthlink.net> on 2004.09.14 at 21:02:39(12198) You can soak hypertufa containers in vinegar over-night to quicken it along. I soak the troughs I make in a large tub of half vinegar and half water and am able to get mosses growing on them quickly after a quick rub with some of my wetland woods muck. Keep damp and in shade...b.f.n...deb/S.AL +More > [Original Message] > From: harrywitmore@witmore.net > To: > Date: 9/14/2004 10:03:13 AM > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] off subject:: rain forest tree moss > > How old are the trees you have formed. It may be too soon to expect moss to > suvive attached to them if you have included portland cement in the > construction. Hypertufa containers I have created take a while to leach out > the lime after creation. Once they have done that, just exposing moss spore > to the surface in a humid greenhouse will be enough to get it going. It > would also be interesting to hear of your creation techniques. I may have > some mosses/Selaginalla that might work if you will contact me off list. > > Harry > _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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