I have heard that the use of a finer sized soil will produce a
finer
twigging of branches and smaller leafing. While a soil that is
more coarse
will not really affect the leafing or branching but will
encourage a more
fibrous root system. Does anyone know which, if either, is
true?


There's probably a third option: Neither.

I suspect this ranks right up there with the bonsai myth that
soil with sharp particles will cause roots to divide when they
hit one of those razor-edged particles.

Soil with fine particles is likely to hold more water for longer
periods, which depending on your climate could be good or bad.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

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