Plants and Flowers

The next step is to put roots in the correct way. There are many methods, but many experienced gardeners prefer using grafting tape. Ask somebody to help you: let he hold the roots in place, while you will wrap the grafting tape around the rock gently tightly, so that it cover the rock entirely except for the bottom, were the roots will go into the soil. Also check that there are no uncovered holes where roots can get through from holes in the grafting tape where they shouldn’t be.
When you have set roots, ensure that all of them are seen at bottom of the rock and then cover them with sand. The tree should be planted so that there are no visible parts of the rock.
The next important step is to water the tree and then just leave it in the pot for one to two years. The roots which may seem small and weak initially only in one season they will become thick and provided you have put the tree in the right place, will give you real pleasure.
In case when the plant grows fast or you have no patience, you may leave it for one year. If you get the plant out of the soil and see that roots haven’t thicken properly, you can just plant it back and wait for one more year.