Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Conifers to love, 0 by wormfood

wormfood wrote:
I've been reading and buying seeds and learning.
Right now I have to find out how to plant the pines in the ground but keep the roots from growing deep. 2 to 3 years in the ground will get them nice and fat but to dig them up without disturbing the root system which ( I ) will kill them. Imagine nurturing a baby from seed for 3 years and then killing it.
I'm thinking in a nice big pot, planting that in the ground and when I dig it up, the essential root system close to the trunk will be intact. I can even leave the pot out to let the cut roots heal, so as not to rot.
And hello fellow floridian, Love Forests, I didn't realize there was another southerner on this thread, and a bonsai enthusiast to boot.

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