Cuphea 001 : Attempting aerial roots
Found this Cuphea hyssopifolia in the local forestry nursery.
Its abundant aerial roots on the trunk kind of attracted my eye.
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| The "shrub" still in its nursery pot |
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| Close-up on the aerial roots that got my attention |
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| Getting a look at the roots |
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| The root system, needs some untangling and some tidying up. |
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| Close-up on the root ball and the aerial roots |
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| I played with the tree, viewing it at different angles. I ended up choosing this slanted angle. |
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| Getting rid of the extra roots. You dont see it well in this pic, but there still LOTS of feeder roots present. |
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| From this view you can see the root mass still left, even after the pruning. |
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| Repotted |
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| Close-up |
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| Top view |
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| Got some sphagnum moss ready |
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| Applied the sphagnum moss on the aerial roots. Make sure to get the sphagnum moss well inside space in-between the aerial roots. |
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| Top view |
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| Side view |
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| Done! I'll have to wait and see how the aerial roots developped. |
Where is the result? Or MHSRIP?
ReplyDeleteIt worked.
ReplyDeleteThe plant has been repotted and is once again root bound.
It has lots of growth, but slow in bulking up.
Still trying to figure how to nudge it in the right direction.
Does this species ever grow aerial roots directly down from the branches?
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