QuintinBonsai
Chumono
The seller did not know the variety of birch that this is. Does anyone know? If it helps, it came from Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
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The seller did not know the variety of birch that this is. Does anyone know? If it helps, it came from Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
QuintinBonsai
Chumono
Those only a few things at the moment I would like to do for it. One being that raised root with the bend. I believe it should go. There's also a cut on the trunk that did not heal properly. I also believe this should be taken care of. What do you guys think?
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Interesting base on that tree. I would remove that root, but only at repotting time, you don't know how much of the tree is dependent on that root, and I've almost lost trees by cutting off roots just like that one. I would re-wound the callus and start that cut healing again now while it's in the growing season.
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
If this tree is in the same pot for a while, I'll remove that root now. It can actually cause a reverse taper if you let it stay there for long.
Intrigued,
I would think it's safe to remove that "air" root this year.
Next spring, I would get in there and really work the roots. It appears there is a fairly large tap root going straight down. If possible, you want to cut that off flat, and work with the radial roots. Almost as if making a ground layer.
Birch usually produce nice radial root systems, so I think you can made a nice nebari with yours.
I posted a technique I used on a zelkova thread ("I'm going to make brooms"?) where I screwed the base of the trunk onto a piece of plywood, then spread the roots out across the board.
Good luck!
I would think it's safe to remove that "air" root this year.
Next spring, I would get in there and really work the roots. It appears there is a fairly large tap root going straight down. If possible, you want to cut that off flat, and work with the radial roots. Almost as if making a ground layer.
Birch usually produce nice radial root systems, so I think you can made a nice nebari with yours.
I posted a technique I used on a zelkova thread ("I'm going to make brooms"?) where I screwed the base of the trunk onto a piece of plywood, then spread the roots out across the board.
Good luck!
Good luck with that. It seems to a be heart break species for most people. I have found the trunks decompose nicely in my compost pile. I have seen a couple nice ones online over the years. They were from over the pond. They like it cool and moist and like most pioneer-type species don't like to slow down and hold branches---but who knows you could have a nice tree in time. I would get the roots in order and let it grow into a taller thinner natural thing for a while.
Bill S
Masterpiece
Concur with Crust, also not sure about the wounds healing well.
Judy has a good point on the root cutting, unless Poink has good experiance with these.
Judy has a good point on the root cutting, unless Poink has good experiance with these.
TheSteve
Chumono
why not girdle the root with wire and tighten once a month or so for the rest of the growing season and wean the tree off the root? That way you lose it by next year but without as much sudden impact to the tree?
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