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[IBC] Root over Rock planting
Afternoon all,
I have a Mimosia tree that stands about 28" or so high, this tree's top most roots, from the start were above the ground. There is about 2" or so of air between the base of the tree and the dirt. I want to plant this over a rock. Here is my question, should I wait till the tree goes dormant in the fall or would it be ok to go ahead and transplant it now. These trees are almost impossable to kill around here, and their roots systems grow hugh and a lot of them show above ground in a mature tree.. I live in Southeast Texas.. Sure hope "Isaobell" goes out into the vast Alantic... Barb ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Dale Cochoy++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Root over Rock planting
Barb,
It is always good to give a tree the best chance of survival. That includes transplanting when dormant. Kitsune Miko --- Barb wrote: Afternoon all, I have a Mimosia tree that stands about 28" or so high, this tree's top most roots, from the start were above the ground. There is about 2" or so of air between the base of the tree and the dirt. I want to plant this over a rock. Here is my question, should I wait till the tree goes dormant in the fall or would it be ok to go ahead and transplant it now. These trees are almost impossable to kill around here, and their roots systems grow hugh and a lot of them show above ground in a mature tree.. I live in Southeast Texas.. Sure hope "Isaobell" goes out into the vast Alantic... Barb ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Dale Cochoy++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Dale Cochoy++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Root over Rock planting
--- Barb wrote: Afternoon all, I have a Mimosia tree that stands about 28" or so high, this tree's top most roots, from the start were above the ground. There is about 2" or so of air between the base of the tree and the dirt. I want to plant this over a rock. Here is my question, should I wait till the tree goes dormant in the fall or would it be ok to go ahead and transplant it now. These trees are almost impossable to kill around here, and their roots systems grow hugh and a lot of them show above ground in a mature tree.. I live in Southeast Texas.. Sure hope "Isaobell" goes out into the vast Alantic... Barb Looks like the storm is pointing to somewhere between northern North Carolina and New Jersey. But it's still early. As for the aerial roots and placing them over a rock . . . It is very difficult to force mature, woody roots to conform to a rock's shape. The normal route is to grow them over the rock in the first place. You might try to find a rock that approximates the shape the roots have, slather that rock with peat-based muck and past the roots on with the muck -- covering them completely and thickly with the muck, then burying the entire mucky mess into a deep grow box up to the base of the trunk that you want to be exposed. Grow it there for several years -- that is SEVERAL years -- then slowly "erode" the soil from around the base of the tree, gradually exposing the rock and the roots (including, we hope, a batch of fresh new roots which have grown from the old roots and have clung to the rock. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase 'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Dale Cochoy++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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