juliet-of-oz

hi denny

I assume you are trying for a broom stlye..i sure would with a lovely unmarked and straight trunk like that.

If so, I would cut off those two roots that are above the soil line and plant it is a shallow timber grow box making sure to spread the roots out so that you can start to get a good even nebari growing. Broom style trees dont usually have arial roots like that and while they are there, the base of the tree wont increase...

I have made the mistake many times of working with the branches before thinking about the roots....and as such have had to start over again...ahh well live and learn. While my trees are in a bonsai pot and root growth is limited..they dont tend to want to branch out or fill out at all.

While the tree is in its grow box ....feed it well and hopefully as the roots grow so will the branches and ramification. So, you end up with a broom style top of branches and a matching broom style root system to support it..

just another opinion...

Jules