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Podocarpus Strange Root Issue?

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Posted 6 years 1 week ago #39391
I'm very new to bonsai, trying to learn. I got this buddhist pine from a local nursery and now notice little ball-like nodules on the roots. I'm pretty sure they were there since I purchased the plant about a month ago. I pushed back some of the soil to take the picture. If I rub the root they do come off fairly easily. Please help me :)

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Posted 6 years 6 days ago #39398
Don't rub them off. They are part of the rootsystem.

Also see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation#Root_nodule_symbioses
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Posted 6 years 6 days ago #39409
Oh wow, I didn't realize that was possible with these. Thank you so much!
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