Developing Deep Roots

Why long deep roots for bonsai ? Bonsai = shallow root system !

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A cheap compact 8 inch deep container set for 42 plants.

3 benefits :

1) Perhaps you want your sapling to be grown in the ground to gain trunk thickness quickly. Then deep roots will ensure a higher success rate in surviving dry outdoor conditions.

2) Maybe you want to create a bonsai tree with its roots wrapping around a rock or a miniature statue etc.

3) Maybe you like the Neagari style of bonsai with exposed roots.

If you want to buy such pots then watch this :

If you are still very skeptical, then the 3 nursery videos below should enlighten you.

Rubber Tree Saplings :

Nursery 2, Nursery 3


Part 1 :

Part 2, Part 3, Others
Root Over Bottle