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| Having washed out the root-ball more of the heavier roots became visible, including those around the unsightly front projecting root. As the root-ball was quite dense it was difficult to ascertain how much fibrous feeder roots were actually attached to the projecting heavy root, and what on the tree they were feeding. Acting on the side of caution it was decided not to open up the root-ball any more to find these roots and equally not prudent just to cut off the visible part of the heavy projecting root. However as the water jet had loosened this area it may be possible to tie the root down so it was no longer projecting up out of the soil. |
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| Using aluminium wire sleeved with plastic tubing the projecting root was pulled down and tied to a lower heavy root, which previously had not been visible until the roots were washed out. Now the heavy root would be visible only at soil level which is much more acceptable. |
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| 2mm diameter aluminium tie wires were positioned in the new Tokoname pot ready for the tree, and the next stage was to add a drainage layer of course sieved Akadama. |
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The main compost mix used was 1 part Kiryu, to 1 part Horticultural washed and sieved grit, to 3 parts medium sieved Akadama. A layer of this mix was placed over the drainage layer heaped in the middle of the pot to form a slight hump. |
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