amatbrewer
Shohin
Who has tried trees planted in pots carved out of pumice?
Back in the 90’s when I originally started doing Bonsai I recall seeing a tree planted in a lava rock pot that over time consumed the pot and became a slab planting. The idea has intrigued me ever since and I have been on the lookout for a suitable piece of rock do do it with. I recently found a small pot (see image) in a local shop and put a potentilla in it as an experiment (the potentilla grows like crazy and is rather hard to kill, so it seemed a good way to experiment).
One of my assumptions is the it is highly likely (if not a sure bet) that virtually anything I plant in it will eventually grow into the pot and start breaking it down, so it is kind of a one shot deal for the pot.
I wonder what sort of problems I might encounter.
Is the pot likely to break down in a somewhat organized way like I hope, or maybe just split open at some point, and look like crap?
Back in the 90’s when I originally started doing Bonsai I recall seeing a tree planted in a lava rock pot that over time consumed the pot and became a slab planting. The idea has intrigued me ever since and I have been on the lookout for a suitable piece of rock do do it with. I recently found a small pot (see image) in a local shop and put a potentilla in it as an experiment (the potentilla grows like crazy and is rather hard to kill, so it seemed a good way to experiment).
One of my assumptions is the it is highly likely (if not a sure bet) that virtually anything I plant in it will eventually grow into the pot and start breaking it down, so it is kind of a one shot deal for the pot.
I wonder what sort of problems I might encounter.
Is the pot likely to break down in a somewhat organized way like I hope, or maybe just split open at some point, and look like crap?
