Was wind stagnating my growth?

[BobbyLane]

The purpose of the larger pot is to encourage faster trunk growth, similar to ground growing. It also looks nice, and I had the pot just lying around. Drainage/percolation does not seem to be an issue.

Ok so what you mean is you expect the roots in the smaller pot to escape the drainage holes and carry on growing. Its called the escape method, but is usually done on the ground. The immediate benefit is the outer pot creates more humidity around the tree. On one of my recently severed layers, that didnt have much root, ive buried its pot in one of my balcony troughs which are full of soil, to raise the general humidity.

 

[MaciekA]

The tree in the picture is massively overpotted.

This slows down growth compared to an alternate reality where it was not overpotted but otherwise identical in every regard.

This is a known and notable horticultural fact except in bonsai, where the myth of “overpot it to make it grow fast” is so prevalent that Michael Hagedorn’s book Bonsai Heresy has an illustration done by this forum’s @MACH5 depicting a tiny tree in a building-sized pot, with a ladder leading to the top of the pot.

Read that book @pandacular

 

[Cajunrider]

Wind will definitely stagnate growth. When I was living at my lake house, where the wind often blows hard. I could not get my fruit trees and shrubs to grow well on the windward side of the house until I grew wind breaks with hardier trees.

 

[Paradox]

Wind will definitely stagnate growth. When I was living at my lake house, where the wind often blows hard. I could not get my fruit trees and shrubs to grow well on the windward side of the house until I grew wind breaks with hardier trees.

For fruit and deciduous I can see frequent, strong wind having an effect. I still do not believe this is the case with this juniper.

It was repotted with Heavy root work at the time. The thing is just sulking while recovering.

 

[Cajunrider]

For fruit and deciduous I can see frequent, strong wind having an effect. I still do not believe this is the case with this juniper.

It was repotted with Heavy root work at the time. The thing is just sulking while recovering.

I think you are right.
PS: Why do we say the tree is just sulking when we know well that it is trying to recover from the injuries that we inflict on it before it put on a show of growth. I think licking the wounds may be a better term

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

I've had conflicts for like all of the PSBA events, but I have the workshop in September penciled in, with some specific work I'm saving for it. I wonder who I might see there from this forum.

I highly encourage you to carve out some time for the PSBA meetings. One gets to meet other folks, meet visiting artists, see them work. There are likely at least a dozen or so BNers in the club too… My wife and I often attend in person. The meetings are also streamed live.

Also I highly encourage you to sign up to join one of the new PSBA Study groups. These groups meet around the Sound and have leaders experienced in bonsai as well as a mix of folks less and more experienced in bonsai. A great way to know other hobbyists, to learn more about the hobby, get other sources of advice and see and handle different material. Our group meets once a month except in summer.

cheers
DSD sends

 

[Paradox]

I think you are right.
PS: Why do we say the tree is just sulking when we know well that it is trying to recover from the injuries that we inflict on it before it put on a show of growth. I think licking the wounds may be a better term

It's a good question and I don't know why we use that term other than it denotes a slow recovery after work done to it. Honestly "slow recovery" might be the best way to describe it.

 

[pandacular]

I highly encourage you to carve out some time for the PSBA meetings. One gets to meet other folks, meet visiting artists, see them work. There are likely at least a dozen or so BNers in the club too… My wife and I often attend in person. The meetings are also streamed live.

Also I highly encourage you to sign up to join one of the new PSBA Study groups.

I recently added all the events to my calendar, so I'll make sure not to schedule things over them. I've missed a lot of the events due to travel and big events (i.e., concerts mostly)

This is the first time I've heard of the study groups! I hadn't yet officially joined PSBA, as I was waiting for a general meeting that I could attend, but I might join now to see the study groups.