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7-Apr-2006	#1
drewhart bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Jun-2005 Location: cleveland, ohio Country: u.s. USDA Zone: 5B AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 94	oil spill roots? and spring fertilization? how the japanese obtain those oil spill roots on the old maples? also when should fertilizing start?

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8-Apr-2006	#2
Vonsgardens Needle Puller Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Arkansas Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: Hot Posts: 2,782	The fused nebari (aka oil spill roots) are due to forcing the roots to grow horizintally, removing all roots that grow straight down. Requires tah if you grow on tiles that you get uniform rooting around the trunk, or add roots to bare spots. I believe most of those trees are from cuttings, some might also be from air layers. Requires work to start very early in the plants' life. John __________________ "Wiring is simple; However, it is not easy to do it right" Boon

10-Apr-2006	#3
Alasdair bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Aberystwyth Uni Country: Wales USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 0-1 Posts: 1,101	I believe it is usually on material sourced from cuttings. I have had some amazing success in achieving uniform radial roots on species other than maple ( because i've never tried maple). I have some with a thick mat of roots already. The problem is it will be 10 years before these rooted sticks become anything like a bonsai. But with the roots they've got, i think it will be worth the wait. Al __________________ I can feel another "I wish that was my tree" moment coming on... Currently studying BSc Plant Biology at the Universty of Wales, Aberystwyth

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