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Just sharing my latest video on 10 different ways to thicken your bonsai trunks.
I watched your video for motivation to thicken my trees. In Spring 2024, the journey begins!Just sharing my latest video on 10 different ways to thicken your bonsai trunks.
There are several threads here on ground growing maples. They would be well worth the time it takes to seek out.Curiously, what are the maintenance requirments for ground growing Maples?
Pot-grown plants require root prooning and repotting. Do ground grown trees need to be plucked periodically and root pruned, or left alone until ready to go into a training pot to recover before being moved to a Bonsai Pot?
Curiously, what are the maintenance requirments for ground growing Maples? Pot-grown plants require root prooning and repotting. Do ground grown trees need to be plucked periodically and root pruned, or left alone until ready to go into a training pot to recover before being moved to a Bonsai Pot?
I agree, and it's one of those things that can 'run away' in terms of scope if you dont do it often enough. If you let a tree depend on a taproot and deep deep roots for too long, it will be a greater shock when you remove that tap root.I’m still a novice but what I’ve gathered from countless hours of research is that you should periodically root prune field grown material to prevent tap roots from getting too large or rogue nebari roots. Although some opt to let their trees run free to the size trunk they desire and then deal with nebari at a later stage. Really up to the grower to decide on the strategy