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Hello!

In 3-4 weeks, I'm going to collect some hornbeams from the wild area near the city, and I have a few questions. I did some collecting in the spring, trees are in my garden and did great during the summer. But now I'm not putting them in the garden, I'm potting them. So these are my dilemmas: 1. Can I use bonsai pots, shallow, fairly wide ones for example (I have a cheap access to those), or I should use deep plastic pots, like those from nurseries? I am looking for trees about 30 cm tall, with the trunk's girth of 9 to 12 cm. 2. If I use the second type, what do you think of using styrofoam bits instead of gravel in the soil mix, for improving drainage? It'd be way lighter as I'd probably fill 1/4 to 1/3 of the pot with one of those. 3. Considering trees won't be in the ground, should I leave the pots on the rain and snow, or should I provide a roof?
Thank you in advance.

when i dug up my boxwood i put them in big plastic pots, the ones with handles on the side, i drilled holes in the bottom tho, and left them there for a year until they were healthy again and got use to being in a pot.its a training pot. im not sure about the styrofoam tho im interested to see the replies myself

I know, you've done by the book. I always look for new options

iv done it by the book because its tried and tested!also i kept my tree outside all year, it it was from the wild then it should be kept outside, if it gets really cold maby a bit of bubble wrap around the pot to keep it from freezing, regards lee

there is no short cuts, patience is one of the biggest lessons to learn in bonsai, im having to grow most of my trees from seed. i dont mind waiting, i have so much to learn in the meantime. :woohoo:

I'm not talking about shortcuts that can save time, every plant has it's own, but there are many considering material being used. There are people who strive for perfection, and it's normal when having something for a profession. When it's a hobby, most of us want just to have fun and make things look decent. If it's not the first, you don't really need overpaid official bonsai tools, as you can find people making and selling good looking trees on youtube making their videos with ordinary blades and saws. There's a guy who use a "criminal" ratio of sifted gardening soil in his soil mix. So everything's relative. When you left the plant outside, did you leave it on rain and snow, or you provided a roof?

yeah iv seen the price for some of the tools, im sure they are good quality but out of my price range! i havnt long start so i use what i have, i just left mine out, no roof, i kept it out of direct sun and out of the prevailing wind, i also made sure it was just off the floor so the excess water can drain freely

If you can, just wait untill the peak of winter has passed. Real recovery of the roots will only start once the soil starts to warm up again. Then you can pot them in large shalllow containers. Do not use bonsai containers; You need a reasonable amount of roos for recovery.

Woul be interested in trees that have 9cm trunk at 30cm height; Must be killer trees is that is naturall..