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Old 04-05-2004, 12:07 AM
kevin bailey
 
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Default [IBC] Nursery stock and circling/intertwined roots

I grow many plants myself and, when I'm not careful, end up with the
problems you describe. You can spend a few years sorting the nursery
plants roots but D.I.Y. is probably the best way. Work from cuttings or
seedlings and vigilantly arrange the roots, before planting out to grow
on and you can be sure of good root spread. Over many years I've learned
to pot up my cuttings and seedlings into flats rather than larger pots
that encourage coiling roots.

Alternatively, if you can't wait, source your plants from one of the
very best bonsai nurseries, where they do this work for you. Evergreen
Garden Works has a very good reputation in this regard.

Cheers

Kev Bailey
Vale Of Clwyd, North Wales


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From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf
Of Isom, Jeff (EM, PTL)
Sent: 03 May 2004 22:44
To:
Subject: [IBC] Nursery stock and circling/intertwined roots

I'm looking for some suggestions/hints/tricks/lessons learned....
I have purchased a number of nursery plants this year and have found
that as
I get into the process of combing out the roots - they are an absolute
mess.
Unfortunately, I don't have ready access to wild trees (alps, rockies,
or
even smokies) or even field grown; so am stuck with nursery stock.
Saturday
I spent over 2 hours trying to comb the roots out on a Mugho pine. This
was
a 3 gallon tree with a really nice trunk AND what appeared to be a
fairly
good nebari. However, when I got it home and actually got working on it
I
discovered that the roots circled and intertined so bad there was no way
to
completely get them straightend. I did the best that I could, but I
know it
will probably take some more serious work again (maybe twice more) in
the
future just to get the roots into decent shape. Is there some trick to
this
that I'm simply not aware of? Is there some way to tell in advance - I
mean
I dig down with my fingers as far as I can while at the nursery, but it
isn't always that obvious. This is not a one-time thing either. Every
tree
I've purchased this year with any trunk size at all seems to have this
problem. I believe someone else mentioned a similar problem with a
Hillier
Elm not too long ago. I need some HELP!

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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