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Originally posted by Emperor Fish
Ron - nice article. Just a quick question. Although soil is obviously necessary to anchor the tree into the ground in nature, I don't think that this really is the case in a pot. Certainly MOST of my trees are anchored in with wire, without it, for the first year or two the openess of bonsai soil would not stop my trees from falling out of their pots. However, once the roots have colonised the pots and the soil has decomposed slightly, the wire is not necessary. I leave it on though for the party trick of lifting trees by the trunks!
Regards,
Fish.
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It has been several years since I have wired trees into pots. I have found that if they are potted properly in a good soil mix it is unnecessary. (for me at least)
If I remember correctly that last time the wind blew a tree out of a pot was in 1989. But then Hurricane Hugo had something to do with that
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I live in South Carolina and we are prone to some pretty nasty thunderstorms with a lot of wind and heavy rains. But unlike others I have no problems with either soil washing out of the pots or the trees taking a swan dive.
Maybe I am just lucky.
One thing you might consider though if you do wire your trees in is to use aluminum wire to do so. Copper wire has a drawback. Free standing copper is toxic to most root systems. It won't usually kill the tree just the roots that come in direct contact with it. A minor problem but an easy one to get around.