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I go out into the back yard or a near by creek and find a really flat rock, then chisel it down to the size I want and drill a hole in the middle. Then I take the tree and thread the tap root through the hole in the rock(If the tree does not have a tap root do not worry about drilling a hole just plant the tree right on the rock), then lay roots in a nice pattern that I see fit for the tree on the rock, next I plant the tree and rock into the ground or a pot. And let it grow for a few years depending on species and size. I pull back the top layer of soil every now and then to get a peek at how the roots are growing and to see how close they are to being the size I want. After they are the size I want I dig the tree up or pull it out of it's pot. Some times the tap root has gotten so big and the roots below it have grown to the point that you cannot pull it back through the hole in the rock. In this case I take a hammer and gently bust the rock away. After the roots are free of the rock pant it a little higher up so the new nebari is exposed.

Here are some good links about this, and some other useful things about nebari...

http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATfieldgrowing.htm

http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATNebari.html

http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/AT...aftingroots.htm

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20-Apr-2006	#2
Misspeled_Name bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jul-2005 Location: Ohio Country: U.S.A. USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 6 Posts: 319	I go out into the back yard or a near by creek and find a really flat rock, then chisel it down to the size I want and drill a hole in the middle. Then I take the tree and thread the tap root through the hole in the rock(If the tree does not have a tap root do not worry about drilling a hole just plant the tree right on the rock), then lay roots in a nice pattern that I see fit for the tree on the rock, next I plant the tree and rock into the ground or a pot. And let it grow for a few years depending on species and size. I pull back the top layer of soil every now and then to get a peek at how the roots are growing and to see how close they are to being the size I want. After they are the size I want I dig the tree up or pull it out of it's pot. Some times the tap root has gotten so big and the roots below it have grown to the point that you cannot pull it back through the hole in the rock. In this case I take a hammer and gently bust the rock away. After the roots are free of the rock pant it a little higher up so the new nebari is exposed. Here are some good links about this, and some other useful things about nebari... http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATfieldgrowing.htm http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATNebari.html http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/AT...aftingroots.htm - Misspeled_Name __________________ "When practicing the art of bonsai, Not only are you growing a tree, but the tree is growing you" - $h@rKByte - CONSTRUCTION (!UNDER CONSTRUCTION!)