KennedyMarx
Omono
Eric, do you use a larger percentage of akadama in the soil mix for the containers? I'm just wondering if there should be more substance for the roots to grow into besides the air spaces between the lava and pumice.
Eric, do you use a larger percentage of akadama in the soil mix for the containers? I'm just wondering if there should be more substance for the roots to grow into besides the air spaces between the lava and pumice.
How large is your 2nd pond-basket in these photos?
Thanks.
If you think about it, you need to get the scarring to be more severe at the bottom and less severe as you go up so you don't get reverse taper on the trunk. But I've not tried it so perhaps the actual results after 8-10 years is not what I expect.
I've actually got the problem of too much root spread on some of the trees. The near-pancake effect will make it hard to get the roots into a shohin container without making a bad cut. That means that I'll have to allow the trees to get larger and control the root spread to get them into a pot that it proportionally appropriate.
The tree above a couple years later, this one is actually from a younger batch but coming along nicely, I think it is currently 6 years old:
Very nice results. It is too bad you only started with a limited number. A little fore thought you could make some decent money and have a good deal of fun doing it.
On this note, how many seedlings did you start with and how many do you currently have?
Can you describe the process you used to germinate the seeds? I bought a batch of 1000 seeds and have had them sitting in the freezer since they arrived. I wasn't sure if I needed to soak them then put them in the fridge until spring or if there was another method.