Field-grown trident

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Out of the pot - rootball is pretty solid. Not as good as the unusual trident, but pretty good. I think I’ll put it into a proper training pot and take it out of the Anderson flat.

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Great looking tree Scott. What is your thought process regarding moving from the Anderson flat to the container (not the repot itself, but the change in container type)? It seems to really enjoy the Anderson flat and there is still a long way to go on the branching, nebari, etc.
 

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Great looking tree Scott. What is your thought process regarding moving from the Anderson flat to the container (not the repot itself, but the change in container type)? It seems to really enjoy the Anderson flat and there is still a long way to go on the branching, nebari, etc.

Just an experiment really. Roots were healthy, but the rootball was not as dense as I would expect after three years of growth. Plenty of room to grow in the mica pot. I’d just like to see if it does better in that.
Scott
 

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Just an experiment really. Roots were healthy, but the rootball was not as dense as I would expect after three years of growth. Plenty of room to grow in the mica pot. I’d just like to see if it does better in that.
Scott
Not to mention that Anderson flats, while functional, aren’t particularly attractive.
 

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Just an experiment really. Roots were healthy, but the rootball was not as dense as I would expect after three years of growth. Plenty of room to grow in the mica pot. I’d just like to see if it does better in that.
Scott
There is no board under this one now, right?
 

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Basta cosi. First real training pot for this tree.
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Oh - and I like to put a tag on the tree with the date I repotted it. Helps me through the old man memory problems.
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Are you Italian? Quick question, where did you pick up those tags? I use plastic and after a season the plastic tags get so brittle I have to replace them all. I've seen copper tags, but I assume those you posted are aluminum?

Tree is look good, me likes!
 

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Are you Italian? Quick question, where did you pick up those tags? I use plastic and after a season the plastic tags get so brittle I have to replace them all. I've seen copper tags, but I assume those you posted are aluminum?

Tree is look good, me likes!

Not Italian, but I did spend six field seasons there as well as a semester at the University of Trieste while working on my dissertation. I was conversational at one point - all forgotten now, but I still recall a few expressions.

I’m sure I got the tags on Amazon. I’ll see if I can find the link. Avoid the copper tags. I thought those would look better (and they do), but they’re pretty illegible once they start to patina.

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edit: here’s the link:
 

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Not Italian, but I did spend six field seasons there as well as a semester at the University of Trieste while working on my dissertation. I was conversational at one point - all forgotten now, but I still recall a few expressions.

I’m sure I got the tags on Amazon. I’ll see if I can find the link. Avoid the copper tags. I thought those would look better (and they do), but they’re pretty illegible once they start to patina.

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I was stationed in Vicenza (couple hours from Trieste) for 19yrs. We finally came back stateside back in 2016. Thanks for the tip on the copper tags.
 

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Hey Scott, I really like this one.

Where did you get the watering gizmos for the pots, does it work well, and is it difficult to set up? I am looking to set up a system to water things when I am away. I prefer to do it myself, but sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day and I find myself outside at 10PM, watering.

John
 
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