# Trunk chopping bald cypress

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trunk-chopping-bald-cypress/2021>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [November 13, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trunk-chopping-bald-cypress/2021 "2018-11-13T18:24:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bonsai\_bob](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bob/32/35621_2.png) [@Bonsai\_bob](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_bob)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trunk-chopping-bald-cypress/2021/21 "2021-06-22T21:16:46Z")

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So is it planted in pumice or aggregate? Nice start to a raft!!

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**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trunk-chopping-bald-cypress/2021/22 "2021-06-23T12:27:50Z")

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It’s in a mix of pumice and decomposed pine bark, but mostly pumice. Raft section is in sphagnum moss.

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**Author:** ![Bonsai\_bob](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bob/32/35621_2.png) [@Bonsai\_bob](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_bob)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trunk-chopping-bald-cypress/2021/23 "2021-06-23T22:57:48Z")

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> [@Bonsai\_Bentley](#):
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> Raft section is in sphagnum moss.

So the deciduous raft in the live stream had root hormone soaked sphagnum moss and topped off with akadama covered with surface treatment of shredded mosses. [Deciduous Raft Design | Bonsai Mirai Live](https://live.bonsaimirai.com/library/video/deciduous-raft-design) Did you use any root hormones?  
🤔 Not too late to water them in.

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**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trunk-chopping-bald-cypress/2021/25 "2021-06-25T19:13:10Z")

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> [@Bonsai\_bob](#):
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> So the deciduous raft in the live stream had root hormone soaked sphagnum moss and topped off with akadama covered with surface treatment of shredded mosses. [Deciduous Raft Design | Bonsai Mirai Live](https://live.bonsaimirai.com/library/video/deciduous-raft-design) Did you use any root hormones?

I did all of that as well. I was being lazy in my response lol. I guess I could also re-apply the KLN. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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