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Refining the roots on an exposed root pine

April 9, 2019 by Jonas Dupuich

One of the more fun parts of developing exposed root pines is adding movement to the roots. If you use a columnar container for the roots, the roots will grow in the shape of the column. Exposed root red pine It’s easy to add character to the shape of the roots as long as they […]

Before and after – cutback and decandling exposed root black pines in development

June 26, 2018 by Jonas Dupuich

I thought I was nearing the end of decandling season when I remembered a table of black and red pines trained as exposed root bonsai. My standard approach is to not decandle exposed root pines until the trees are older and the roots are thicker. Of course, the standard approach also entails wiring the trunk […]

Refining a young exposed root black pine

December 15, 2017 by Jonas Dupuich

One of my favorite techniques for developing exposed root pines is bending the roots. To recap some of this work done last year, here are before and after photos on a 13 year-old pine. Before bending the roots After bending the roots and wiring primary branches Now that the basic form of the tree is […]

Exposing the roots on a young black pine

December 5, 2017 by Jonas Dupuich

A few years after planting a seedling with the intention of exposing the roots is a good time to take a peek and see what’s happening beneath the soil. The black pine below was planted in its current container about three years ago. Black pine Based on how much the tree has grown, my guess […]

Creating exposed root pines – follow-up techniques

December 1, 2017 by Jonas Dupuich

In the last post we looked at a technique for starting exposed root pine bonsai. When all goes according to plan, the tree will grow into its new container and look something like the photo below a year later. Exposed root pine one year after planting in a deep container The next step is easy […]

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