Kev Bailey wrote:

I use rough sawn tanalised (pressure treated) timber with no ill
effects on the trees. The boxes that I've made have been in service
for more than five years with no sign of rot yet.

Cheers

Kev Bailey
N Wales, UK, Zone 9

From: Martin
Reply-To: Martin
To:
Subject: [IBC] timber training boxes
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:16:19 +1000

Greetings,

I've seen in several bonsai books and on the net the use of training
boxes
for larger specimens of Yamadori etc. I was wondering what would be
the best
timber to use for say a 5 year stint as a training box. My main concern
being timber rot and it's effects on the roots of my plants.

I knocked up one box out of dressed (smooth sanded) pine planks I had
laying
around and sealed them with clear varnish but am still somewhat
concerned
about the planks rotting.

Any tips in regards would be greatly appreciated.

Martin

Timely for me, as I was about to get into making a couple myself - I'd
just come to the conclusion that tanalised timber would be best. Thanks,
Kev.

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