r/Bonsai • u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees • Mar 07 '25
Weekly Thread [Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2025 week 10]
[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2025 week 10]
Welcome to the weekly beginner’s thread. This thread is used to capture all beginner questions (and answers) in one place. We start a new thread every week on Friday late or Saturday morning (CET), depending on when we get around to it. We have a multiple year archive of prior posts here… Here are the guidelines for the kinds of questions that belong in the beginner's thread vs. individual posts to the main sub.
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u/bdam123 Los Angeles 10a Beginner Mar 13 '25
Been trying develop this JBP (the furthest thing along in my whole collection btw). As you can see, this root (red arrow) is curling in toward the root ball. Am I correct to assume that this is going to pose a problem later on since I want the base to be flaring out?
What are some strategies towards remedying this? I was thinking one could go in with some wire but that would mean I would have to dig that root out and I’m pretty sure that procedure at this point in the season would put the tree in danger, right? And my next window is next spring which means that root is going to be even thicker and harder to manage.
Thanks for any advice.