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They’re just the wall blocks available at Lowe’s, sitting on the ground. I didn’t make a concrete pad because I wanted to be able to reconfigure the arrangement if I needed to. The shelves are pressure treated 4x6s. They’re strong and don’t sag, but some of them have twisted.

I’ll post an update when I have one. probably not until next spring.

I was going to suggest that as well. There’s no need to expose surface roots while the tree is early in its development. You want all the little roots around the base of the nebari to develop. If they’re exposed, they’ll dry out and die. It looks like you removed a major branch. That’s...

You should go ahead and just remove that root you’ve pinned down and the one on the left that’s growing up and over the other root.

If you look carefully at my tree, you can see the stubs of removed branches. They’re still there after 10 years. These take a long time to heal. Be prepared for a long project!

You can plant it in the ground this fall. I suggest plant it in a raised bed with coarse soil using a lot of pumice and lava. Yes, It would not hurt to lift it out of the ground every few years, to balance the root system. I did not grow my tree. Jim Gremel did. But the description I gave...

By the way, the bark of Atlas Cedar act much in the same way as Japanese White Pine. When young, the bark is smooth and grey. After 20, or maybe 30 years, it starts to crack and fissure, and then after another 10 to 15 years, it starts to develop a mature, rough appearance. The tree I posted...

There are two ways that Atlas Cedars are generally styled: Formal Uprights; and Cascades. Cascades are created by taking the full 4 foot height you HAD, and are bent down using guy wires, heavy wire, and rebar levers. Too late for all that… If you want a Formal Upright like this one: The...

That, and there are actually green leaves on it…

LOL… I haven’t looked! The tree is still alive…

Not that I know of. That tree was shown at Kokofu the year I was born: 1954. That’s 68 years ago! The tree is well over 100 years old.

This tree would look better in a less deep, but wider pot.

I stuck a collected Virginia Pine literati in there. i have to baby the Ezo. I only let it get 1/2 day sun, so I open a patio umbrella over it. And I make sure it always gets lots of water! It is, however, in a fast draining soil mix. But, I never let it “dry out”.

Ironically, I have now obtained a pretty nice Zelkova! And as you can see, it is planted more in the center of the pot, just barely off center.