Orchiata Pine Bark - Hands down the best and longest lasting pine bark on the market which is pH balanced for optimum results using natural dolomite by the manufacturer
Rojo Congo)
These vendors are blending the bark with inferior bark which decomposes much faster or in some cases
it's apparently a thing
Acts as a reservoir rather than a fine matrix
Tropical Aroid Mix #8 (Tree Fern, Coco Husk, Orchiata, Perlite, Charcoal, Worm Castings, Biochar) Mix 100 Orchiata Pine Bark - HandsThis is a heavy duty, long cycle structural tropical substrate that sits between canopy and forest floor, but leans terrestrialhemiepiphytic, not true epiphytic, which makes it an ideal aroid mix! Think buttress roots at the base of large tropical treeswhere bark, fiber, mineral rubble, and decomposing organic matter coexist. This mix is engineered for large plants, long pot life, and nutrient buffering, not speed, lightness, or frequent repotting.