bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - Japanese Hornbeam with lots of deadwood,

If you look at this pic you may see that the nebari is also deadwood. This is a pity because I think it is a rather impresive nebari.
The tree may benifit from being planted out for a time to increase the live vien but I am a bit concerned that if it got too much growth it may increase the thickness of this vien in effect pushing the deadwood away instead of envoloping it.
As I have never repotted this tree I don't know what roots are under there but it has been showing plenty of root and other growth.