Ninebark progression

[Bowhuntmuledeer]

Dug this volunteer up late summer 2022. When I was pretty sure it was going to live I “slip potted” it march 2nd 2023, (outdoor pic) just to lay the roots out radially. Other pics are from today. Coming along I think! I’ll cut that stub off flush once it’s leafed out and hardened off.

 

[Attmos]

Dug this volunteer up late summer 2022. When I was pretty sure it was going to live I “slip potted” it march 2nd 2023, (outdoor pic) just to lay the roots out radially. Other pics are from today. Coming along I think! I’ll cut that stub off flush once it’s leafed out and hardened off.

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I could easily look it up (and I probly will), but could you explain "slip pot" to me?

The way you've laid out the roots is nice and I'd love to learn about this technique.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Thats not a slip pot, but nice tree!

 

[Attmos]

Thats not a slip pot, but nice tree!

Can you explain what I'm seeing?

 

[Orion_metalhead]

It was a regular repot, it seems, as the soil was removed, the roots rearranged. When slip potting, most of the soil remains as is and the roots are not really exposed.

 

[Bowhuntmuledeer]

True, slip potting is just moving to a larger pot. I guess what I meant was that I didn’t trim the roots at all, just arranged em radially

 

[Tieball]

True, slip potting is just moving to a larger pot. I guess what I meant was that I didn’t trim the roots at all, just arranged em radially

Looks like the roots were pruned in the photo…..unless those roots were from some other tree.

 

[Bowhuntmuledeer]

Looks like the roots were pruned in the photo…..unless those roots were from some other tree.

Looks like the roots were pruned in the photo…..unless those roots were from some other tree.

Go back to the very top and read my original post. I dug it up summer 2022. In early spring of 2023 I took it out of that pot and laid the roots out radially, without totally cleaning the soil off of what roots were there. I perhaps inaccurately described this as a slip pot, though I believe it is still somewhat accurate. It’s the same tree, and there is no photo of it before that point. Feb of this year (the pics I imagine you were looking at without reading and understanding the full context) I trimmed the roots and repotted. Make sense?

 

[Tieball]

Go back to the very top and read my original post. I dug it up summer 2022. In early spring of 2023 I took it out of that pot and laid the roots out radially, without totally cleaning the soil off of what roots were there. I perhaps inaccurately described this as a slip pot, though I believe it is still somewhat accurate. It’s the same tree, and there is no photo of it before that point. Feb of this year (the pics I imagine you were looking at without reading and understanding the full context) I trimmed the roots and repotted. Make sense?

Makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Attmos]

True, slip potting is just moving to a larger pot. I guess what I meant was that I didn’t trim the roots at all, just arranged em radially

Whatever you call it, it looks like a good way to start the nebari. Does it work well? Guess I never thought about purposefully laying them out... it's almost like wiring the branches above.

 

[Tieball]

Whatever you call it, it looks like a good way to start the nebari. Does it work well? Guess I never thought about purposefully laying them out... it's almost like wiring the branches above.

Spreading the roots is a good practice, especially on younger trees. I often use pebbles, small marble-size stones, to strategically guide a root, or separate a couple roots growing close together, and then cover it all with substrate. Try it out on your next root adventure.

 

[Attmos]

Spreading the roots is a good practice, especially on younger trees. I often use pebbles, small marble-size stones, to strategically guide a root, or separate a couple roots growing close together, and then cover it all with substrate. Try it out on your next root adventure.

I will.

 

[Bowhuntmuledeer]

Whatever you call it, it looks like a good way to start the nebari. Does it work well? Guess I never thought about purposefully laying them out... it's almost like wiring the branches above.

I think it’s pretty common practice with younger trees. I’ll def be excited to see how it looks next year. Not really sure yet how I’ll be managing the above ground portion of the tree . After the first summer I trimmed the thicker roots shorter than the thinner ones, in hopes of evening everything out. But the nebari seems to be coming along really well (pic with my hand in it/box in the background). Anxious to see how it looks early next spring! This one is potted in pure Napa oil dry DA 8822, and it really seems to like it!

 

[Attmos]

I think it’s pretty common practice with younger trees. I’ll def be excited to see how it looks next year. Not really sure yet how I’ll be managing the above ground portion of the tree . After the first summer I trimmed the thicker roots shorter than the thinner ones, in hopes of evening everything out. But the nebari seems to be coming along really well (pic with my hand in it/box in the background). Anxious to see how it looks early next spring! This one is potted in pure Napa oil dry DA 8822, and it really seems to like it!

Well, update when you can... I'm interested.

 

[Bowhuntmuledeer]

Here it is today! Right branch will probably be lowest, I think I’ll trim it at some point to get it to bifurcate. If you look closely at the pics (outdoor year one) the rest from early this year, you can tell it really adds thickness when it’s left to grow. I’ve been trimming back a lot of smaller new growth all over the place to direct energy into those three to bulk up for now. Reevaluate next spring perhaps.

 

[Attmos]

Here it is today! Right branch will probably be lowest, I think I’ll trim it at some point to get it to bifurcate. If you look closely at the pics (outdoor year one) the rest from early this year, you can tell it really adds thickness when it’s left to grow. I’ve been trimming back a lot of smaller new growth all over the place to direct energy into those three to bulk up for now. Reevaluate next spring perhaps. View attachment 560340
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I have a cottonwood that's almost to this stage. It's my first attempt. I think, depending on what it looks like next spring, I'll probly hack trunk and start maintaining like you have with this one.
I really have no idea where to go at that point, lol, so I'll probly be asking the community....

This looks great so far.

 

[Bowhuntmuledeer]

Repotted! Still trying to figure out how I’ll manage the above grade portion of this guy.

 

[Tieball]

Repotted! Still trying to figure out how I’ll manage the above grade portion of this guy.

Nice well managed roots and natural appearance curve on the trunk. It appears that there are good branching out options developing. Well done as you cruise along through the growth seasons.