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These have been developed from cuttings taken several years ago from my Ishitsuki . They are of the same stock 2 had sacrifice branches and the other didn't , no real exceptional giryh on the two with sacrifice branches in fact 1 has the smallest trunk of all 4 . The original trunk with 3 sacrifice branches used had a slightly larger girth by around 2-3 mm however it was wired at the base for movement which was more likely the contributor .The next largest 2 trunks never had sacrifice branches used and all were potted watered and fertilized the same , and grown in the hothouse next to each other Do sacrifice branches fatten trunks more , not in the case , This little trial wasn't about sacrifice branches it was about developing wavy radial roots like the old Morton Bay Figs . Anyway I root pruned and re-potted these from the recycled metal roofing trays to recycled plastic pot trays, they are much deeper and I will continue to work on the root development as planned .

Cheers Alpineart

Like the idea on how to develop shallow root systems. Never gave that a thought. Development right from the start! Surpose this could be applied to most plants at the initial stages of development and save a lot of time thanks
Cheers RodM

Hi rodm , developing any root system early is the better option than trying to sort it later . All the grow bed stock here is worked from the first season and re-worked every year .

Development below the ground is as important as above it . Collected and purchased material in most cases needs sorting out and that can take a considerable amount of time .

Cheers Alpine