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Does pot shape matter?
I have a 10 month old ficus benghalensis as well as a 10 month old ficus religiosa. I'm trying to work on developing their radial roots and wanted to know if the shape of the pot matters (round vs rectangular vs square)? I'm assuming round is best for developing even radial roots?- mrmd101
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- container ficus pot pots radial roots rectangle round seedling size square
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The Four-Inch Rule: Air Pruning from Germination & Rootmaker
As I began learning more about bonsai, I stumbled across a concept you guys are all very familiar with, but was new to me: Air-Pruning. I learned about it while researching a local tree nursery that uses "The Rootmaker System" by reading the literature on their website. Pictured below is an...- cornfed
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- air pruning colander fibrous roots germination techniques pond basket radial roots rootmaker roots
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From Wrecked to Radial (Yes, I spent real time thinking of that title.)
I collected this American Elm last spring, and it’s done really well since. I checked out the roots this spring and there was a clump of roots on one side and a few little roots on the other - I sorted the roots as well as I could and buried it deep. I didn’t have any sphagnum moss so it’s just...
