Asked about an idea in pots. It’s not really a pot so maybe I should ask here.

[Trenthany]

Interesting idea I had for a planter, fair warning I’m a little crazy so may be a terrible idea

I was straightening up a pile of cypress logs I pulled off the river at work and found this log. I think I could use it as a pot. I’m thinking a linear cypress forest similar to a raft but done with my recently acquired seedlings. I’ll go over them in a separate post but as a rough idea I’m...

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Cool cypress log I could plant a linear (?) style of group/forest in perhaps. Maybe a terrible idea which is why I’m bouncing it off everyone.

 

[BrianBay9]

Looks great! Won't last forever, but it could look really nice while it does. I would leave the ends open and treat it like a slab.

 

[Trenthany]

So afraid you would say that! Lol. Guess I better make some muck to hold it until the roots get everything tied together.

 

[BrianBay9]

So afraid you would say that! Lol. Guess I better make some muck to hold it until the roots get everything tied together.

You can drill holes to wire in the trees. Use moss to stabilize the ends.

 

[Trenthany]

Someone else also recommended moss sounds like a consensus so far. At least no one has vetoed/shot it down!

 

[Trenthany]

You can drill holes to wire in the trees. Use moss to stabilize the ends.

I did exactly that and it came out beautiful. I have it on another piece of cypress for now and am going to build a stand for the planting tomorrow PM I hope. I want to leave it at work where it can be appreciated and people can see it in progress more than keeping it in my yard. I spend 60+ hours there anyways! Just gotta get it a solid base to avoid tipping and set back to keep kids away. Good news is I can water with river water there. It’s full of tannins and nutrients from decaying leaf matter. Its almost a very diluted compost tea. They’ll probably still want a little fertilizer occasionally but should thrive. The only concession against their natural instincts is that they aren’t in a dense soil but a well draining bonsai soil.