Pixar Chumono Messages 734 Reaction score 362 Location Auckland , New Zealand USDA Zone 10b Oct 11, 2021 #1 When planting a tree over rock , do you have to cut the tap root etc... or do you just plant the entire plant /tree
When planting a tree over rock , do you have to cut the tap root etc... or do you just plant the entire plant /tree
MrWunderful Omono Messages 1,457 Reaction score 1,953 Location SF Bay area USDA Zone 10b Oct 11, 2021 #2 Yes. You want the tree to melt over the rock as much as possible. Radial roots make that easier and more aestheticly pleasing.
Yes. You want the tree to melt over the rock as much as possible. Radial roots make that easier and more aestheticly pleasing.
Pixar Chumono Messages 734 Reaction score 362 Location Auckland , New Zealand USDA Zone 10b Oct 11, 2021 #3 Bugger
Pixar Chumono Messages 734 Reaction score 362 Location Auckland , New Zealand USDA Zone 10b Oct 11, 2021 #4 My Tamarind plants were very small and I had a number of them ( only thing was I forgot to cut the tap root ) anyway I think I'll leave it and let it settle in . maybe I'll post some phots soon
My Tamarind plants were very small and I had a number of them ( only thing was I forgot to cut the tap root ) anyway I think I'll leave it and let it settle in . maybe I'll post some phots soon
P Potawatomi13 Imperial Masterpiece Messages 6,181 Reaction score 4,413 Location Eugene, OR USDA Zone 8 Oct 11, 2021 #5 Necessarily all roots going down over rock must cling to surface in appearance to have grown there. If too stiff for this cannot be used.
Necessarily all roots going down over rock must cling to surface in appearance to have grown there. If too stiff for this cannot be used.
Pixar Chumono Messages 734 Reaction score 362 Location Auckland , New Zealand USDA Zone 10b Oct 12, 2021 #6 Maybe I'll re-plant this weekend and do the job correctly ( all roots are white in appearance at the moment )
Maybe I'll re-plant this weekend and do the job correctly ( all roots are white in appearance at the moment )