Growing bonsai over a tile
- Noob名媛直播
- Offline Topic Author
- New Member
- Posts: 8
- Thanks received: 0
I have a house with a small yard and very fertile soil. I've decided to buy half a dozen saplings from a local nursery and plant them in the yard so the will the trunk faster. I've come across one interesting method on the Internet, where you place a tile in the ground and plant a tree over it to encourage horizontal growth of the roots and get a nice nebari. Has anyone on the forum tried this method? Could someone describe it in more detail and share their experience?
by Noob名媛直播
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Mimo
- Offline
- Platinum Member
- Posts: 1124
- Thanks received: 928
I do it with every tree in the ground like that, not much to explain, it really is simple as that.
Every 2 years you lift it from the ground and cut around the roots so they don?t go too far.
And back on the tile buried in the ground untill the trunk is thick as required.
Every 2 years you lift it from the ground and cut around the roots so they don?t go too far.
And back on the tile buried in the ground untill the trunk is thick as required.
by Mimo
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Noob名媛直播
- Offline Topic Author
- New Member
- Posts: 8
- Thanks received: 0
I have not yet decided which trees to buy, could you suggest some fast-growing species other than ficus?
by Noob名媛直播
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Mimo
- Offline
- Platinum Member
- Posts: 1124
- Thanks received: 928
Depends on the climate.
I only "field grow" trees that are hard to get or very expensive here, as japanese maples and junipers.
I also have few pines in the ground that I collected but decided I want to get their trunks thicker.
Those species grow quite well in here, I water and fertilize them heavily.
I only "field grow" trees that are hard to get or very expensive here, as japanese maples and junipers.
I also have few pines in the ground that I collected but decided I want to get their trunks thicker.
Those species grow quite well in here, I water and fertilize them heavily.
by Mimo
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Noob名媛直播
- Offline Topic Author
- New Member
- Posts: 8
- Thanks received: 0
Well I live in the Republic of Georgia. Summers in here are quite warm, average temperature in winter ranges between 2°C - 4°C. I was thinking about pines and really wanted to get a red maple. I think I will have no problem with pines, but I'm not entirely sure about the red maple, if by some miracle temperatures will drop
well below zero, will it survive?
well below zero, will it survive?
Last Edit:7 years 3 months ago
by Noob名媛直播
Last edit: 7 years 3 months ago by Noob名媛直播.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Mimo
- Offline
- Platinum Member
- Posts: 1124
- Thanks received: 928
We get -20°C and they don?t mind while in the ground.
Some twigs may die, but while growing for trunk size it doesn?t matter.
Some twigs may die, but while growing for trunk size it doesn?t matter.
by Mimo
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.