I've got a oncidium with plenty of air roots, but little underground roots.
The two look different. What I'm wondering is that as it is now the plant
is kind of rocky. Can I push the air roots underground to provide support?
I've also repotted in the hope that new potting medium will provide
additional root growth. Thanks much.

Oncidiums have this "climbing" growth habit. It's almost like a staircase,
and it makes them tricky to repot sometimes. When I repot one of those, it
will often look a little crooked for a few weeks, because I forced it into
the pot. I'd take your plant out and pot again, this time taking care to get
the new roots into the medium.

That said, I have mounted Oncidiums. It's just easier.

Diana

"eeyore" wrote in message
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I've got a oncidium with plenty of air roots, but little underground
roots. The two look different. What I'm wondering is that as it is now
the plant is kind of rocky. Can I push the air roots underground to
provide support? I've also repotted in the hope that new potting medium
will provide additional root growth. Thanks much.

Thanks,

Sounds like I did alright then. I was worried because the old roots
were a lot thinner (perhaps also a lot less healthy) and branched. The
"air" roots were thicker and straighter. Well time will tell. Thanks again
for the reply.

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Oncidiums have this "climbing" growth habit. It's almost like a staircase,
and it makes them tricky to repot sometimes. When I repot one of those, it
will often look a little crooked for a few weeks, because I forced it into
the pot. I'd take your plant out and pot again, this time taking care to
get the new roots into the medium.

That said, I have mounted Oncidiums. It's just easier.

Diana

"eeyore" wrote in message
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I've got a oncidium with plenty of air roots, but little underground
roots. The two look different. What I'm wondering is that as it is now
the plant is kind of rocky. Can I push the air roots underground to
provide support? I've also repotted in the hope that new potting medium
will provide additional root growth. Thanks much.