Thanks Carl.

Creating a U shaped retaining wall sounds like a good idea.
The only problem is that most of my winter winds come from the north. My
trees would obviously need to be protected from the winds.
I guess I could build a retaining wall, stick my trees into the ground,
mulch like crazy, then wait for the snow to fill the void.

Winter is obviously the scariest part of bonsai !!

Mark

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Carl L Rosner
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 10:53 AM
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Subject: [IBC] Why Mulch ??

Mark:
I believe the best place would be on the north side of the house, if
that is possible.... I use my garage for all of my trees that are not
tropical or sub tropical. I lay a bunch of cinderblocks in a doule row
on the floor in an inverted "u" shape. I place my trees in between the
cinder blocks and cover with mulch. Weekly, I can then walk in between
the double row of blocks and check to see if they need watering. Last
Winter, which was unusually severe, I watered twice the whole winter.

Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7
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