Dav4
Drop Branch Murphy
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Rock or Rock(s)?...?.What do you get when you spend an afternoon messing around with a pretty cool rock and a Japanese black pine seedling?? Well, I got dirt under my nails, chapped hands (it's cold!)...and most importantly, a mess in a nursery can that could be pretty cool in a few years (fingers crossed)View attachment 93851 View attachment 93852 View attachment 93853 View attachment 93854 View attachment 93855 .
I'm only good with one rock at the moment, but I'll work on it.Rock or Rock(s)?...?.
Root over Rock(s) lends itself to more street cred. Just sayin'.
The roots weren't quite as long as I had anticipated. So, my plan is to pull this one out of the pot next year and hopefully see more roots growing from the bottom. The goal over time is to reduce the number of heavy roots at the top to just a few and see them ramify a bit as they moves to the bottom...stay tuned.Can you explain your method ? Why were the roots around the rock not wrapped completely with some sticking out the bottom? Need to grow more roots at the bottom before wrapping them? Just curious with your process. Nice stones too!
It'll survive but the planting is ruined. I'll take it apart this spring and evaluate both the pine and the stone for future use. The stone is likely salvageable but not as large/nice as it was. The pine will likely get thrown over the fence, or might I keep it to grow on as a conversation piece.It might make it, yes?
Can't the broken portion be reattached?
I have no idea where it is.Can't the broken portion be reattached?