Cork vs. Tree fern for mounts...?

[nenella]

Hi All!
I have a question I have been "looking" for threads talking about mounting on cork ...I have a neofineita on cork & it's fast outgrowing it's bit of cork.. would be extremely grateful if anyone could give me any 'hints' of where to purchase it or logs or bits of fern ..? especially in Europe..
thank you
nenella

[Ross]

Originally Posted by nenella

Hi All!
I have a question I have been "looking" for threads talking about mounting on cork ...I have a neofineita on cork & it's fast outgrowing it's bit of cork.. would be extremely grateful if anyone could give me any 'hints' of where to purchase it or logs or bits of fern ..? especially in Europe..
thank you
nenella

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[Becca]

Originally Posted by nenella

Hi All!
I have a question I have been "looking" for threads talking about mounting on cork ...I have a neofineita on cork & it's fast outgrowing it's bit of cork.. would be extremely grateful if anyone could give me any 'hints' of where to purchase it or logs or bits of fern ..? especially in Europe..
thank you
nenella

Nenella.....do you have any pictures to share of your mounted Neo? We just love to see

[shakkai]

Nenella, I have been very happy with the mounts and pots I have purchased from Germany:

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[bonsai1504]

i like tree fern in my terrarium but otherwise i would use cork. cypress wood is also very good... kind of like cedar.

[Becca]

Originally Posted by boytjie

Hello all! I have a Brassavola Nodosa 'Gale' that is thriving, but is outgrowing its mount quickly and needs to be remounted. It's currently growing on a tiny piece of tree fern, and I'm considering switching it to a cork slab, which looks more natural and doesn't break down as quicky, IMHO.

My question is, wouldn't it be a lot of stress and damage to the roots to try and remove it from it's current mount? Why not just put the mount on a larger piece of tree fern mount and then not have to worry about damaging roots?

[bonsai1504]

[Ross]

Originally Posted by bonsai1504

Yep! Good catch!

[boytjie]

Originally Posted by Becca

My question is, wouldn't it be a lot of stress and damage to the roots to try and remove it from it's current mount? Why not just put the mount on a larger piece of tree fern mount and then not have to worry about damaging roots?

Not a problem in this case, as the piece of tree fern is so broken down and rotted that I can simply pull almost all of it away from the roots with no trouble or damage. But thanks for the concern!