This should be cool.......aeroponic seedling girdling tech!!!
I have been told this may not be worth the trouble,But I believe it to increase the quality of a young seedling.
Gets rid of any tap and roots quite quickly......Hornbeams looked fantastic last season......I imagine the zelkove root incredibly quick..........Not sure of maples......we’ll see.
The seedlings are out in full sun and given a spray of kelp....motherplant prep since sprouting.
I will girdle at the end of the day so they are pumped sufficiently after a full day of photosynthesis.I also leave roots on these in the cloner so the are more turgid and stable.......then they will callous and push roots at the girdle in a couple weeks.
Japanese maples look fantastic along with the zelkova.The tridents look a bit finiky,but ok nontheless.
Elms are sooo greedy they always get a bit of chlorosis with low ec feeding( motherplant prep).
Also a bit of black spot on the chinese elms,but they should pull out of it.