ysobelle
Seedling
Hello all -
New to the forum here - thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Loading up several photos here for you to see most angles. Fukien tea I picked up from some home improvement place several years back - mainly because this one had a little better shape than most - but still the dread “S” curve. I know it will never be a display-worthy specimen, but I still want to do what I can because it’s so darn healthy. (Knock on wood.) Removed all the moss and pushed back the soil so you get a good look at the root base.
Problem is - as you can see - base is puny and trunk hooks out immediately. Front /back angles - are either inverted back or pigeon forward. I fear I am too inexperienced to attempt something like the tourniquet - I would probably kill it. I did have a wild hare idea to slice out a rectangular section of the bark+cambium under the overhanging low trunk, cover it with root gel, keep a soaked sea sponge attached to it and see if any roots might propagate. Is that crazy? Would the cambium just close up on this type of tree?
My thought was if I could get roots growing out there - I may have a shot with turning this into a root over rock style or maybe attempt a penjing setting.
Appreciate any experience or advice with a similar situation. Thanks, all...
Ysobelle
New to the forum here - thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Loading up several photos here for you to see most angles. Fukien tea I picked up from some home improvement place several years back - mainly because this one had a little better shape than most - but still the dread “S” curve. I know it will never be a display-worthy specimen, but I still want to do what I can because it’s so darn healthy. (Knock on wood.) Removed all the moss and pushed back the soil so you get a good look at the root base.
Problem is - as you can see - base is puny and trunk hooks out immediately. Front /back angles - are either inverted back or pigeon forward. I fear I am too inexperienced to attempt something like the tourniquet - I would probably kill it. I did have a wild hare idea to slice out a rectangular section of the bark+cambium under the overhanging low trunk, cover it with root gel, keep a soaked sea sponge attached to it and see if any roots might propagate. Is that crazy? Would the cambium just close up on this type of tree?
My thought was if I could get roots growing out there - I may have a shot with turning this into a root over rock style or maybe attempt a penjing setting.
Appreciate any experience or advice with a similar situation. Thanks, all...
Ysobelle
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