Good for you!
Thanks...yes, you sir will need a bench...so you can later aspire to fill it.
I can't seem to find the link for the wire I put on bringing the field goal branches more tight and compact. But here is one of it in bloom.
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/c...ai-is-my-husbands-favorite.14575/#post-193830
Looks great, really makes me want to do a wisteria. The one next door is massive but its more climbing and spreading, not massively thick branches for a good air layer. One day, I will.
I think the bench will have to wait till I get a house. Buying my own house is in the life plan, hopefully 2-3 years time, or less. Few more little life plans before then!
I need to have another look at the Contorta and maybe isolate 1 branch with a towel as backing to get a good pic and see if I can visualise that in a pot, by itself for a liberati.
If someone says basic bonsai mix I read it the species is not finicky and doesn't need specific pH.
On repotting... I'd let the plant get dryer before work, remove field soil and avoid washing the roots. Corylus lives in association with ecto-mycorrhizae.
Ok looking up ecto-mycorrhizae, but still not quite understanding. That's a big complicated word, you will have to tell me a bit more lol.
So you reckon I can stick with my 100% inorganic cat litter/DE mix? I may look up and see if it prefers organic or inorganic. Its currently in a very organic soil.
And when you say to avoid washing the roots, is this in conjunction with the ecto-mycorrhizae point you made or for another reason? I don't know why I wouldnt wash them, to make sure I remove all old soil.
Ill certainly for them to get dryer. Im not sure how long its been in the pot but its giving me the impression it may have been a little while, could be a good amount of roots to sort.