What is this basket in the top for?
I bought this aralia from a garden center. When some soil fell out of the pot due to shaking during transport, I noticed that there was also a small plastic basket inside (see second photo). At first, I thought it was probably some kind of material that would dissolve over time. I then asked the garden center; it is indeed plastic, which doesn't dissolve. All my other small trees have a basket like this in their pots, too. Unfortunately, they couldn't tell me why. Does anyone know what a basket like this is for?
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These toepes serve for young plant breeding and are not removed during planting.
I can’t stand these plastic pots, but they probably make mass breeding possible.
If you have a very sharp scissors or the like, you can remove this plastic basket piece by piece without damaging the roots.
The fine roots are already damaged by this action.
At the green mass the damage will soon prove.
It’s just a pity about this beautifully grown habit.
What happens to these plastic baskets? Are they “blown” at some point or do they grow into the tree?
ah, good to know! Thanks for the tip!
Continuously fine roots develop at the root ends. Nutrients can be absorbed exclusively via these microsized microfine roots. By mechanical stress as can be seen on your image, most of these sensitive fine roots are torn unnoticed.
Then, a large part of the nutrient supply of the plant expires until enough ultrafine (hair) have established the connection to the conduits.
There are plants that have stored enough nutrients in stems and leaves. The bridge a transplant action more easily.
There are plants that do not have such reserves. It must be cut back after repotting because the reduced root power cannot supply the above-ground green mass.
I don’t know what your aralie does.
You hope the best.
Just for the sake of interest: what do you mean by “MIr of the opening of the rootstock, the disaster has already happened?” When I repot my plants about 1x a year, I always take care of the old earth. Always thought you were supposed to replace the Earth? Until then, this has always worked very well and without greater root loss.
Thank you for your input. Makes sense!
Then I hope the FS has some luck with it. I think these plastic pots are awful!
If he’s already open anyway, you can take him away.
With or without precision. The evil has already happened in the opening of the rootstock.
The problem is the soil the small pot. You can’t get that.
I also said: Cut the pot out when one day throws the plant away.
And you don’t think that you could remove the plastic pot in a surgically precise manner at the top? I’d trust that…
Then you should open the rootwood. But who – besides me – would make this effort.
Then you could eventually remove the pot…
I’ve already seen the pots blown.
Bow hemp should be stuffed every two to three years, because the extraordinary roots do not grow around in circles, but go through the pot wall with the “head”.
If one attaches something to the tree with wire and lets the wire to it, the bark is overwalled.
Thank you! So the plastic pot is blown? Did you see that?
In the garden I took over here, I often find adult wire in trees…
I don’t know.
From my fundus in dealing with such things, I could have an explanation:
The small pots are the growers. Roots immediately abut the edge of the pot and grow around in circles.
The roots initially retain this growth even if they are transplanted into larger vessels. As a result, the root space remains confined, and the plant has a delay in its development.
However, if the roots after replanting are already directed outwards, they open a larger root space, and the plant grows faster. You finally want to sell as fast as possible.
This is no longer necessary. You stick the small pot in a large pot. Ready. Keywords: rationalization.
If the stem is once thick enough, the small pot will be blown.
The stupid thing is: The plastic remains in it for all time. If one throws away the plant one day, it’s not just compost. Plastics are also thrown away – which becomes microplastics, gets into the environment and into the food chains.
I’ve been thinking so many years.
that would also interest me…
In it the plank grew up. The roots come out. If you were to remove the small pot, the roots would also be destroyed and the plank dies.
But the roots with time are stronger, and then the little pot cuts one!?
Don’t think so. Better get the little one