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I need to up pot 10 or so Bald Cypress Pre-Bonsai to 5 year pots. Anything 6 by 4 by 2.75 inches or bigger. Any help would be appreciated.
Where can get cheap ceramic or terracotta bonsai pots.
Orion_metalhead
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Just make grow boxes with 2x4's. 3.75" deep... you can make them any sizd you want.
Plus, being bald cypress, you dont even need to provide drainage. Just enclose them to retain moisture. Terracotta will dry fast.
@Cajunrider should be able to provide good knowledge. Bald Cypress expert.
Plus, being bald cypress, you dont even need to provide drainage. Just enclose them to retain moisture. Terracotta will dry fast.
@Cajunrider should be able to provide good knowledge. Bald Cypress expert.
Paradox
Imperial Masterpiece
Or just buy bulb pans
Pack of 10 is $32 for 8 inch diameter
You won't get terracotta that size at that price and you don't need terracotta as stated above
www.greenhousemegastore.com
Pack of 10 is $32 for 8 inch diameter
You won't get terracotta that size at that price and you don't need terracotta as stated above
Traditional Round Bulb Pans
The broad base of these traditional pots provide a stable container for both tall and short blooming plant material. Ideal for spring flowering bulbs, mixed annuals, tropicals and more.Standard Features Broad base provides a stable container for both tall and short blooming plant material. Ideal...
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pandacular
Omono
If you in particular want terracotta, you can find Tokoname training pots as well. Eric Schrader seems to like them, and they’re abundantly popular in Japan. They’re certainly not dirt cheap, but at about $12 apiece for the size you’re looking for, they’re also not too expensive.
Most domestically made terracotta will not have the right dimensions—namely too deep—for pre-bonsai.
Most domestically made terracotta will not have the right dimensions—namely too deep—for pre-bonsai.
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Sounds perfect does tokoname have a website?
shinmai
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Tokoname is a city, not a single producer. There are, however, Japanese websites that sell Tokoname pots and ship to the US, but they generally sell pots that are $50 and up. [http://www.tokoname.or.jp/bonsai] Tokoname is the city where all the great kilns were, like Yamaaki, Yamafusa, etc., but many have been driven out of business by cheap Chinese copies.
‘Cheap’ is relative. Personally, I like the Japanese 8 by 4 inch terracotta with the glazed rim [which hardens the edge most likely to get chipped]. I bought two dozen from Superfly when they were in Milwaukee for the MABA convention. That said, I’ve also found nice small terracotta pots at Home Depot, they just tend to be deeper than they are wide. [You can always throw a handful of gravel in the bottom to take up space if you wish.] I’ve also had great success with some matte plastic rounds from China, 7 by 3.5, that I got on Amazon for thirty bucks a dozen. I like them because it’s so easy to drill a hole in the rim for a guy wire.
‘Cheap’ is relative. Personally, I like the Japanese 8 by 4 inch terracotta with the glazed rim [which hardens the edge most likely to get chipped]. I bought two dozen from Superfly when they were in Milwaukee for the MABA convention. That said, I’ve also found nice small terracotta pots at Home Depot, they just tend to be deeper than they are wide. [You can always throw a handful of gravel in the bottom to take up space if you wish.] I’ve also had great success with some matte plastic rounds from China, 7 by 3.5, that I got on Amazon for thirty bucks a dozen. I like them because it’s so easy to drill a hole in the rim for a guy wire.
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Treated... untreated... doesn't really matter. Most pressure treated lumber that you can get now is not treated with anything that would harm a plant. I use broken down pallets which are heat treated, but not chemical treated.
pandacular
Omono
You’re specifically looking for Tokoname training pots, not a Tokoname bonsai pot. I haven’t used them myself, but they sound like what you’re looking for, depending on your definition of cheap.
first result on google, seems like a fair price
www.bonsaioutlet.com
first result on google, seems like a fair price
Japanese Tokoname Training and Grow Pots
Tokoname grow pots imported from Japan. These low clay pots are specially made to encourage a spreading root structure. For many reasons, they are particularly suited for pre-bonsai. Round pots are better for developing an even root structure. Plastic pots are not as stable as clay, so every...
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Pallet wood sounds nice. Hear treatment is somehow better im told.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
5 year!!!
6x4x2.75" may not last through 2nd year for BCs I have grown. I would definitely repot again by year 3.
If these were mine I would put them in these 8"x3" plastic bulb pots. They come without drain hole. You can drill your own drain hole if you wish.
I have a few of these in 10"x3.5" and really like them.
Warnold
Seedling
These plastic versions from amazon work for me. Good drainage mesh built in.
Those are nice PandaYou’re specifically looking for Tokoname training pots, not a Tokoname bonsai pot. I haven’t used them myself, but they sound like what you’re looking for, depending on your definition of cheap.
first result on google, seems like a fair price
Japanese Tokoname Training and Grow Pots
Tokoname grow pots imported from Japan. These low clay pots are specially made to encourage a spreading root structure. For many reasons, they are particularly suited for pre-bonsai. Round pots are better for developing an even root structure. Plastic pots are not as stable as clay, so every...
I have been buying the pennington terra short pots but they don't have that reinforcement at the bottom and are quite brittle. The small plastic pots are i find hard because of lack of drying and birds like to steal/ knock over.
shinmai
Chumono
When Superfly was a vendor at MABA, on Friday I bought two pots for, if I remember, $7.95 each. That evening I went online, and saw that a prominent Florida nursery [which can go unnamed], announced with enthusiasm that they had the same pots back in stock for 17.95. I raced back early the next morning and bought the other twenty two they had left—which frustrated some other people who came later in the morning. If you’re in the Milwaukee area and need a satsuki training pot, I can hook you up. These pots are particularly nice because they are very heat-transparent [because Satsuki like warm roots], and the harder terracotta results in thinner walls than the cheaper pots. The only issue I’ve experienced is that the wire holes are very tight [like can take a single strand of 1 mm, u hleswi Dremel tool withh
River's Edge
Masterpiece
Lowes Hardware. Terracotta azalea style pot small size. believe that chain is USA BASED, 5.99 in Canada, likely cheaper in the USA.
Deep Sea Diver
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You’re specifically looking for Tokoname training pots, not a Tokoname bonsai pot. I haven’t used them myself, but they sound like what you’re looking for, depending on your definition of cheap.
first result on google, seems like a fair price
Japanese Tokoname Training and Grow Pots
Tokoname grow pots imported from Japan. These low clay pots are specially made to encourage a spreading root structure. For many reasons, they are particularly suited for pre-bonsai. Round pots are better for developing an even root structure. Plastic pots are not as stable as clay, so every...
$12 is cheap. btw Tokoname training pots are c not the same as terracotta sold in the USA. The USA ones pull a lot of water out of the media which evaporates outside the pot during summer…. Just when one needs moisture the most.
We’ve about 80 azaleas etc in the Tokaname pots all the way to size 10. These retain moisture at a much higher level and are way sturdier than the terracotta used here, and won’t split during winter.
The downside for me is that there aren’t side drain holes, so I drill them. Quickly and easily done.
Cheers
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I cant find anything bigger than a 6 online for a realistic price. Anyone know a place or guy?
forget about all these clay and plastic pots... too expensive and do not promote good root structure. Instead, do a search on Amazon for fabric pots... They are much cheaper, come in a variety of sizes, can be folded down or trimmed to make shorter pots. I have been using them for years. Because they are fabric, roots will grow through the fabric and die once exposed to air...thus causing the roots to bud back to create a fine root mass inside of the pot. No circling roots. If you use them with trees that have little rootage, you may need to be careful about moving them until the roots get established. I use the 1 and 2 gal sizes the most.
shohin_branches
Shohin
Ah so it was you! *shakes fist*
Deep Sea Diver
Masterpiece
Dunno if fabric would work in this application and your set up, but if so go for these.
As for Tokoname pots try Wiggerts as NE Bonsai is temporarily out of stock of the 6-7 size.
cheers
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