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Ho raccolto alcune piante, che dovevano essere tolte, dal giardino di mia suocera. Si può usare come substrato l'agriperlite al posto dell'akadama?

All I understand is akadama. Used a lot in Japan because it is cheap and readily awailable there. Not at all suitable for all climates and very expensive outside of Japan. Try to find local substrates, it will save you money to spend on better trees. And please write in english, this forums language.

Thanks for the answer, I wanted to know if the qualities of akadama can be equivalent with agri-perlite as a substrate for a yamadori, thanks

Some people around here use pure rought sand on recent Yamadori, and it works, that also depends on how you was able to keep the root ball, if I get a decent rootball, I'll put it on comom substrate. I also like to use rooting solution on the early weeks, and that helps a lot.

I have some secret Yamadori I collected this spring I'm working on... Did that way /\ and they has been stable and growing nicely.

SergioPennisi wrote:

Thanks for the answer, I wanted to know if the qualities of akadama can be equivalent with agri-perlite as a substrate for a yamadori, thanks

In my conditions none of them is very good substrate. My collected trees are in 50/50 bark mulch and mini leca clay balls. Seems to work good and I dont have to water every day.

Thanks! But, what are comom substrate and rooting solution? Sorry but I don't know these terms and in any case the plants are bare-rooted and here in Italy it is winter

There are as much ideas about substrates as there are bonsai artists. In the end your climate and care decides if a substrate is good or not.

If you never collected a tree before, just look for someone experienced close to you and ask for help. Collecting yamadories is not an easy task and should not be attenpted without support first time.

OK, thanks a lot

Sorry, for me a common substrate would be an organic soil mixed with a bit of inorganic... Or potting mix. But Tropfrog is right about region.

Rooting solution is concentrated rooting hormone diluted in water.

Pumice is known to be a common /good substrate for yamadori collectors In europe, aiding root development.