Thanks. Unfortunately, most of the new trees I have purchase are pines -
which, I believe, are not the best candidates for layering. However, thanks
for the web address - I knew about layering, but the tourniquet/tile thing
gives me some ideas for some of my other trees.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave G [mailto
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Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 5:41 PM
To:
BONSAI@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
Subject: Re: [IBC] Nursery stock and circling/intertwined roots
You could try using the tourniquet method to create a new nebari. I just
bought some plants that had huge single or otherwise bad root systems and I
am using this method. Using a wire tourniquet or planting them in the ground
through a tile should give you quite a nice result in a year or two. There
is a very nice explanation of this method here
http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATNebari.html
Dave Glazewski
Portland CT zone 6
"Isom, Jeff , EM, PTL" <Jeff.Isom@PENSKE.COM> wrote in message
news:87FC4D6C5FBDD311A6F00008C7E6F4C624326C6B@excm sg01ptlge.penske.com...
> I'm looking for some suggestions/hints/tricks/lessons learned....
> I have purchased a number of nursery plants this year and have found that
as
> I get into the process of combing out the roots - they are an absolute
mess.
> Unfortunately, I don't have ready access to wild trees (alps, rockies, or
> even smokies) or even field grown; so am stuck with nursery stock.
Saturday
> I spent over 2 hours trying to comb the roots out on a Mugho pine. This
was
> a 3 gallon tree with a really nice trunk AND what appeared to be a fairly
> good nebari. However, when I got it home and actually got working on it I
> discovered that the roots circled and intertined so bad there was no way
to
> completely get them straightend. I did the best that I could, but I know
it
> will probably take some more serious work again (maybe twice more) in the
> future just to get the roots into decent shape. Is there some trick to
this
> that I'm simply not aware of? Is there some way to tell in advance - I
mean
> I dig down with my fingers as far as I can while at the nursery, but it
> isn't always that obvious. This is not a one-time thing either. Every
tree
> I've purchased this year with any trunk size at all seems to have this
> problem. I believe someone else mentioned a similar problem with a
Hillier
> Elm not too long ago. I need some HELP!
>
> Jeff Isom
> Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39
>
>
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