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Okay, another dumb question from me perhaps, but I don't understand how you can peel the bark off a tree trunk, plant it deeper and then roots grow from the top part of the tree. I didn't think that the inner wood of the tree carries nutrition. I thought that it was the bark that does that and that would explain why girdling a tree will be the end of it.

And do you find that there is a best time of year to do this process?

I am dying to understand this folks. Thanks for your help.

20-Jun-2007	#15
Debby bonsaiTALK Artisan Join Date: Aug-2006 Location: Langley, BC Country: Canada Posts: 114	Okay, another dumb question from me perhaps, but I don't understand how you can peel the bark off a tree trunk, plant it deeper and then roots grow from the top part of the tree. I didn't think that the inner wood of the tree carries nutrition. I thought that it was the bark that does that and that would explain why girdling a tree will be the end of it. And do you find that there is a best time of year to do this process? I am dying to understand this folks. Thanks for your help.