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Posted 3 years 9 months ago #66683
Last year I had the option to obtain a somewhat larger trident starter tree.

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As the nebari was really rough and full of holes I raised the substrate level. Too late in spring to really do much else tbh..
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I just let it do its thing, with the growth reaching 2 meters in summer
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Cut back hard in summer, and reducing foliage it sprouted lots of fine branches where in fall were wired out, setting a basis.
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Rootwork was done recently. Ready for a new season.
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Posted 3 years 9 months ago #66684
I am personally not a fan of these fat shorter trees , but great job. Great progress in just one year!
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Posted 3 years 9 months ago #66686
:) Neither am I but.. well. lets say, I expect this to become a rather large wide spreading tree in the future :)
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Posted 3 years 9 months ago #66700
I love the belly button near the bottom. Gives it a personality :)
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Posted 3 years 9 months ago #66704

Dales wrote: I love the belly button near the bottom. Gives it a personality :)


Lol.I am pretty sure it will slowly fade over time.
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Posted 3 years 9 months ago #66710
some shots from repotting..

Lots of roots..
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reduction to get better view of what is happening:
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The roots were too tall and vertical, so work to flatten the rootbase:
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And give the young roots a sense of direction before repotting:
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Note: This is a process of hours .. Not a quick think before dinner!
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