# Possible bonsai pot alternatives?

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**Created:** [October 29, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/possible-bonsai-pot-alternatives/4442 "2019-10-29T21:39:46Z")\
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That makes sense if you didn’t notice it.

This technique is essentially the process of Deflection of the root system right?

 ![20220110_095906](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/1/3/1329e700e3268b696f487560becd0c4fc309522b.jpeg)

From what I’ve read so far, the secondary growth of roots starts at, and goes on for longer, at the coarse roots at the base of the stem. And a “Zone of Rapid Taper” (ZRT)develops around the base of the trunk aka Nebari.

Caused by roots having insufficient soil volume and hard landscaping (object) close to the stem.

Paraphrasing - At the top, where there is little to impede growth, horizontal roots in ZRT often see greater increases in the diameter at the top of the root resulting in I or T shaped ellipses. A “T-beam” shape is the result of a root being on the leeward or protected side of the wind.

 ![20220110_101534](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/f/8/f898cd930773ed66548c1a6668c88ad11c92f2d2.jpeg)

I wonder:

1. Can you add horizontal tension to the tree to represent a constant “wind” and encourage large T-beam root nebari to develop stronger on the leeward side?

2. Can you place other objects in a variety of shapes to further customize the nebari flares direction/height/diameter? And customize the development of the nebari to your aesthetic during early development.

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