BonsaiMon

Behr.. I'm sorry I didn't see this thread earlier. My computer was on the blink for the last month, which may had had alot to do with missing it..

Very interesting technique. I haven't had the situation of growing on a baldy from a sapling to achieve a large trunk. I have enjoyed collecting them from the bush when I needed a large trunk. My main concern is the dormant time the tree would spend in this type of growing condition. While in S. Fl. the bald cypress is dormant maybe two months if there are cold snaps. There were years I defoliated Jan-Feb to simulate winter leaf drop. Different story in the mountains of Tn. .. nearly six months of cold. Not ta say it will cause fungus or assrt other problems but it does set the stage. You replenish the water often adding oxygen and keeping it from being stagnant

During the summer heat I have placed trees in trays 2' deep and kept them soaked and the trays full, with a day or two of draining. No problems with this.

I feel now, having read your experience with this method of growing, that as it may not be for everyone .. it is being done succesfully. I think I may just give it a whirl next spring. I plan on getting many seedlings to enhance a forest I'm working on.. will have loads of extras...


Thanks for posting.

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