Wow! This post is pure gold for tree growers. I think I learned more than just one thing from all of your explanations. Especially when it comes to root development and how do you help them thrive or at least to let it have a decent rate of extra growth per year. I'll try to use your approach and try to adapt it to some of my plants as well. Definitely looking forward to try this way of training too!

If I manage to thicken any trunks for these next couple of months I will be very happy. Hope that you get the best results with these new pots. Thinking about it makes me wonder if you also took some ideas from the kokedamas theory? Cheers and have a great week! As always, thank you for inspiring us into growing better selves.