Ash #4

[Walter Pall]

Ash #4 - Ashes are not easy to style well.

 

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[Silentrunning]

Thank you for a great progression. Is the picture after it being washed as far as the roots were worked?

 

[Walter Pall]

The tree was planted into akadama by the guy I got it from. One cannot jsut shake off old akadam that is like cement. I had to wash it off, which is what I hate to do.

 

[AJL]

Very impressive tree- how will you protect it from Ash Dieback Hymenoscyphus fraxineus?

 

[Walter Pall]

Well, I spray fungicide and then hope. The last thing that dies is hope.

 

[Atom#28]

Life goal: Make bonsai with sawzall

 

[Driftwood]

The tree was planted into akadama by the guy I got it from. One cannot jsut shake off old akadam that is like cement. I had to wash it off, which is what I hate to do.

Hi, could you please comment about leaving the 'core' root ball undisturbed on old trees during reporting? A few well known professionals mentioned while talking about akadama!

 

[Walter Pall]

Hi, could you please comment about leaving the 'core' root ball undisturbed on old trees during reporting? A few well known professionals mentioned while talking about akadama!

Well, what is says "leave the core root ball undisturbed as far as possible." I try to avoid repotting as far as possible and if I have to do as little as possible. I know very well that this is unorthodox.
Only by long term results one can tell whether a mehtod is valid. I have these results.
In this case I had to do a ral lot and hated it. It is difficult though to kill an ash when repotting. They are related with olives. On olives you can, if absolutely necessary, cut off ALL roots and they will probalbly come back.