Why Grow on Tile?

[just.wing.it]

Bye..bye.

Kind of a strange thread resurrection....

Was that @Anthony's most recent post?
Where are you @Anthony!?!

 

[leatherback]

Bye..bye.

Really? THAT is your second post?
Making a great first impression..

 

[leatherback]

Where are you @Anthony!?!

Some 2 years ago he decided to be offline for a bit.

 

[dbonsaiw]

Kind of a strange thread resurrection....

Silver lining for me is that it brought to my attention what was otherwise a very informative post and provided food for thought for a little maple I have growing nailed to a piece of wood

 

[Bonsaibobby]

Hi everyone,
I will be experimenting with nebari on tile for my upcoming Japanese maples and wondering how to create roots that are not too numerous. Photo 1 shows the pancake style roots which are not to my liking unfortunately and prefer the same as in my photo 2. Photo 2 is just a ground grown plant that i am experimenting with for nebari.
Thanks
Cheers
Rob

 

[leatherback]

how to create roots that are not too numerous

Clip away roots you do not like. Most of the time people have trouble creating sufficient roots for a natural looking nebari

the pancake style roots which are not to my liking unfortunately and prefer the same as in my photo 2

The pancake is hard to create. Planting it on a tile without anything special will not result in pancake nebari soon.

 

[Bonsaibobby]

Clip away roots you do not like. Most of the time people have trouble creating sufficient roots for a natural looking nebari


The pancake is hard to create. Planting it on a tile without anything special will not result in pancake nebari soon.

Thanks for the good advice leatherback. Just what i needed to hear and help me move forward in my new bonsai adventures.
Cheers
Rob

 

[Bonsai Nut]

The pancake is hard to create. Planting it on a tile without anything special will not result in pancake nebari soon.

Agreed. Planting on a tile has tons of benefits as highlighted above. However if you want pancake nebari you have to tie the tree to the tile/board. Otherwise root growth has a tendency to push the tree up/off the tile.