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Originally Posted by treebeard55
...Biggest problem for the bonsai grower is that the roots are connected pretty directly to the branches and foliage above them; there is very little or no crossover. So if you remove a branch, some of the roots directly below it are going to atrophy and die. ...
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Thanks for the reply.
As far as i know, this applies to most of the conifers, especially junipers. I am trying to figure out which root feeds which branch whenever I want to root prune my junipers drastically.
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Originally Posted by treebeard55
... I can't recall ever having seen mine throw a new branch on old wood.. ...
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This is not a good news. :=( I think, I shall observe it for a few years and if there will be no progression, I have to give up and burry it back to ground.
Thanks for the reply.