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Originally Posted by Aurelius
I can't see under what circumstances you would need to water for the sake of the core.
As I see it the core would always be the wettest part of the soil.
The core will more than likely be composed of dense clay. It will have the least amount of feeder roots and no evaporation to speak of.
It's just a trade-off. You have to water for the majority of the roots.
No?
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No. You have to water for the sake of the whole tree. A core of dense soil will promote root death and rot, rot spreads to healthier parts of the tree. Remove all the old soil within 2 or three repottings and you can build a fine network of feeder roots. A central core of harder soil makes a shallow root ball harder to produce, it all has to come out sooner or later. I don't understand the difference of opinion here. Are you saying, Aurelius, that you don't worry about the old soil? If so, you will never have really good bonsai. Proper root work is foundational to the art.
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