Bonsai Field Planting and Stock Cultivation Tips: Root Development and Stock Cultivation Go Hand in Hand, Achieving Two Goals at Once

For those who practice bonsai, cultivating stock is essential. Those who have the conditions prefer field planting, because the roots of field-planted stock are unrestricted, and the more developed the roots, the faster the stock grows. However, free root growth also has a drawback: the direction of the roots is very hard to control, and they will not naturally grow into eight-direction roots as people would like. In fact, adding one small thing when planting in the ground can solve this problem.

To plant the tree, dig the hole first, then place a wooden board in the hole; it can be a bit larger as appropriate.

Cover the wooden board with a layer of soil

Trim the bottom of the tree stock's roots flat, and place it on the board

Then plant it in the ground and care for it as usual.

Once the stock has grown to a suitable size, it can be dug up, and the roots obtained at this point will look like the picture below. Achieving two goals at once, isn't that really great?