BuckeyeOne
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@sorce, have you increased to twice a day in this heat or just an afternoon soak?Ever since I been relying on that mid day hour water everything been growing roots out the basket. It been 90 lately.
@sorce, have you increased to twice a day in this heat or just an afternoon soak?Ever since I been relying on that mid day hour water everything been growing roots out the basket. It been 90 lately.
@sorce, have you increased to twice a day in this heat or just an afternoon soak?
What do you plan to do with that first cluster of branches?New one on the way. Thanks to Dave & Gretchen at WabiSabi.
Should arrive Wednesday!
Very nice, going to be a lot of work and a lot of temptations to do too much stuff too soon. I am assuming you reduced the soil ball by a lot and it appears that you pruned the top as well. So for now, until you start to see new growth, leave it alone.Choo choo. Just revealed this great tree burried in a nursery pot! Thanks in advance Vance for all the great advice out there!
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Very nice, going to be a lot of work and a lot of temptations to do too much stuff too soon. I am assuming you reduced the soil ball by a lot and it appears that you pruned the top as well. So for now, until you start to see new growth, leave it alone.
Not answering on Vances behalf but is your question related to the initial root reduction or the next go of it?I reduced 50% up top and kept half the old soil. I was tempted to reduce more to stop some knuckles from forming but I stopped myself. Question: In keeping half the roots untouched, which half so you usually keep? I removes around the whole rootball and left the "core" untouched.
Not answering on Vances behalf but is your question related to the initial root reduction or the next go of it?
It would help to culminate an answer, to know if you're wanting to know for future reference
of an initial reduction (did I do it right and learn from the answer), or for refinement.
Personally I reduce bottom half initially. Thereafter - I divide whatever I reduce between
the bottom portion and what I find necessary whilst combing the roots out on the 2nd go of it,
then less subsequent reductions are needed.
It depends on what's in front of me in my hands on the reductions that following the initial one.
If it's nice and rootbound,saw about 1/3 up to but no more than 1/2 off of the bottom.which half so you usually keep?
My M.O.Sometimes you can eff root them and be fine.