Boxwood. Surface roots improvement.
Boxwood. Surface roots improvement.
Nicely spread and weathered surface roots are very important for the visual appraisal of any tree. Directly via their visual impact and secondly, they stimulate the thickening of the trunk, especially in the most wanted area - a trunk flare that looks so great if we have it.
There are a lot of techniques to improve the quality of surface roots. This one I have called " wet feet"
Spring 2016.
A plastic fence has been placed around the base of the trunk and the area between the trunk and the fence has been covered by about an inch thick layer of a sphagnum moss. The fence has been anchored to the soil by a bent wire. The top of the sphagnum has been sprinkled by a gravel to discourage the blackbirds from a deeper investigation. Then the tree has been placed in the area of scattered light. The moss has been kept ALL the time WET.
Autumn 2016
The fence removed. Eagerly awaited white threads of new roots
Most of the new roots has grown at the soil level
Roots covered by moss to have some protection as the winter is coming
The fence back in the position. Needs to be anchored.
Next season? Selection of most suitable roots and their thickening... Hardly can wait....
Nicely spread and weathered surface roots are very important for the visual appraisal of any tree. Directly via their visual impact and secondly, they stimulate the thickening of the trunk, especially in the most wanted area - a trunk flare that looks so great if we have it.
There are a lot of techniques to improve the quality of surface roots. This one I have called " wet feet"
Spring 2016.
A plastic fence has been placed around the base of the trunk and the area between the trunk and the fence has been covered by about an inch thick layer of a sphagnum moss. The fence has been anchored to the soil by a bent wire. The top of the sphagnum has been sprinkled by a gravel to discourage the blackbirds from a deeper investigation. Then the tree has been placed in the area of scattered light. The moss has been kept ALL the time WET.
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Autumn 2016
The fence removed. Eagerly awaited white threads of new roots
Most of the new roots has grown at the soil level
Roots covered by moss to have some protection as the winter is coming
The fence back in the position. Needs to be anchored.
Next season? Selection of most suitable roots and their thickening... Hardly can wait....
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