The leader #33 was moved from its place of residence over last year into a large pot. The theory that the roots escaped enclosing container and reached deep into the surrounding areas has been decisively confirmed.
Upon extraction from the ground three large roots were clearly exposed. One root in particular was quarter of an inch thick at the point of container exit:
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| #33 July 31, 2015 12:30PM. Replanting. |
Judging by the thickness of the roots, they reached deep into the soil around the container. From previous examples that thick of a root was likely attached to a vast network of smaller roots.
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| #33 July 31, 2015 replanting. Root detail. |
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After planting into a container, the top of the plant collapsed in very unambiguous expression of stress:
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| #33 July 31, 2015 02:30PM. Top collapse. |
The droopiness was also observed on lower branches but not to the dramatic degree as the top.
It appears that the collapse began when the plant was moved into the bright sun and continued to worsen over next 30 minutes even after it was moved into shade. At one point it turned nearly 180 degree with the top pointing down.
The container was flooded with water, amounting to total of about 4 gallons applied in two increments (1 gal first, followed by 3 gal in about after 30 min).
The plant began to recover quickly after about 1 hour in shade:
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| #33 July 31, 2015 03:30PM. Partial recovery. |
By the next morning the top appears to have full recovered only with a slight bend 4 inches from the top indicating previous stress:
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| #33 Aug 1, 2015. Next day recovery. |
The plan is to bury the pot in the ground today.
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