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I had planned on putting Ed Zackery ( cork bark elm) into a pot Sunday. After pulling it from the can I seen a tremendous amount of roots. Many of them were far from the trunk and since I did not wish to cut back and lose the feeder root portion, I though it best to plant it out in a colander. Next year will be better for a pot, maybe not so maybe two years , we will see. The bottom was cut back and flattened and the roots folded back into the pot and filled with soil.
What I had left was a giant coil of roots. The roots had circled the can about five times. I threw this into a water bucket since I was out of time. Many of the smaller roots were reserved for individual root cutting and the large one was left intact. My bride snapped this picture this evening after work of me holding the coil of roots. Looks like a big slinky and was about 5 feet long stretched out.
I was able to cut this thing into two pieces since I had some other roots coming off the middle portion. I got a three footer and a two footer. A wrapped each with the appropriate size wire and began bending them into some cool shapes. I bound the two together at the base to keep them from pushing away. I rigged up a center mast in a pot to tie this thing off since these roots are fleshy and weak but will harden off with being exposed to the sun. Hope they bark up at some point.
With a keen interest in the literati form I thought it only wise to make something to play with. Since the roots are backwards as far as taper goes, yes they are larger at the top than at the bottom. As soon as a crown starts to develop this should right itself.
OK, let the daggers fly......
What I had left was a giant coil of roots. The roots had circled the can about five times. I threw this into a water bucket since I was out of time. Many of the smaller roots were reserved for individual root cutting and the large one was left intact. My bride snapped this picture this evening after work of me holding the coil of roots. Looks like a big slinky and was about 5 feet long stretched out.
I was able to cut this thing into two pieces since I had some other roots coming off the middle portion. I got a three footer and a two footer. A wrapped each with the appropriate size wire and began bending them into some cool shapes. I bound the two together at the base to keep them from pushing away. I rigged up a center mast in a pot to tie this thing off since these roots are fleshy and weak but will harden off with being exposed to the sun. Hope they bark up at some point.
With a keen interest in the literati form I thought it only wise to make something to play with. Since the roots are backwards as far as taper goes, yes they are larger at the top than at the bottom. As soon as a crown starts to develop this should right itself.
OK, let the daggers fly......
