bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post

Believe it or not, I think Brent's articles as cited are a little advanced for this tree. Trees in this shape need one thing: To get the roots freed up. This is the main difficulty with gallon JBP from big-box stores. The roots will be tangled and difficult to sort out. But sort them you must. In this case I would recommend using an angled pair of tweezers or a chopstick if you want to feel old-fashioned, and gently rake all the accumulated mulch off the top of the root ball. You must be able to see the nebari, the place where the roots emerge from the trunk.

Most likely it will be a mess, we will try to sort that out later. Can you do that and show us a couple of good pics?

19-Mar-2008	#3
bonsaikc Registered FedEx Sender Join Date: Jan-2004 Location: Ottawa, KS Country: USA USDA Zone: 5-6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,726	Believe it or not, I think Brent's articles as cited are a little advanced for this tree. Trees in this shape need one thing: To get the roots freed up. This is the main difficulty with gallon JBP from big-box stores. The roots will be tangled and difficult to sort out. But sort them you must. In this case I would recommend using an angled pair of tweezers or a chopstick if you want to feel old-fashioned, and gently rake all the accumulated mulch off the top of the root ball. You must be able to see the nebari, the place where the roots emerge from the trunk. Most likely it will be a mess, we will try to sort that out later. Can you do that and show us a couple of good pics? __________________ Sashi-no-eda.blogspot.com