Hi all,
Just got my first plant as a gift, as it was a mall buy I've done some work on poting it into decent soil etc (see other thread cattie litter for the woe of my tree)
Whilst repotting it I attempted to prune the roots as per the guides on the web.... photos attached. However I am unsure about one larg storage root (circled in red) The guides stay to remove most of the large storage roots but this one looks kinda important - any thoughts?
thanks
Before Prunning
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After Prunning &Root in Question
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Richard Gomm
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Richard,
It is hard to tell what portion [%] of the [healthy looking:)] root system remains. Not knowing that makes it difficult to say If you should cut off an additional section. [As I have indicated-Your cut is not nearly high enough IMO. The angle of the photo makes it difficult to tell.].
Where would I cut it? See the picture.
Before you do: Understand that it most likely would have been better to cut the big root first and then trim the feeders. [Barely -Just to promote division] It is easier this way [IMO] to discern how much root system you are left with.
I would be in no hurry to root prune it.
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ynot
It is hard to tell what portion [%] of the [healthy looking:)] root system remains. Not knowing that makes it difficult to say If you should cut off an additional section. [As I have indicated-Your cut is not nearly high enough IMO. The angle of the photo makes it difficult to tell.].
Where would I cut it? See the picture.
Before you do: Understand that it most likely would have been better to cut the big root first and then trim the feeders. [Barely -Just to promote division] It is easier this way [IMO] to discern how much root system you are left with.
I would be in no hurry to root prune it.
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ynot
Last edited by ynot on Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Gnome
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Richard,
I can see your pictures now. As Ynot has said there is no hurry to do this all in one re-potting. Apparently it fits back in the pot the way it is now since you have already done so once. If you do decide to cut, I think I would cut it back to the more conservative of the two options Ynot has shown.
You could be even more conservative and remove the lower of the two roots where the obvious fork is further out on the same root. Either way the idea is to stimulate roots to develop closer to the trunk, giving you more options at the next re-potting.
When you do the actual planting try to untangle and spread the roots in a radial fashion. If you have not already done so, look at the pictures I posted, as well as the whole thread, in the sticky thread about creating a flat nebari. That should give you a pretty good idea what you are aiming for. Look [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3423]here.[/url]
Norm
I can see your pictures now. As Ynot has said there is no hurry to do this all in one re-potting. Apparently it fits back in the pot the way it is now since you have already done so once. If you do decide to cut, I think I would cut it back to the more conservative of the two options Ynot has shown.
You could be even more conservative and remove the lower of the two roots where the obvious fork is further out on the same root. Either way the idea is to stimulate roots to develop closer to the trunk, giving you more options at the next re-potting.
When you do the actual planting try to untangle and spread the roots in a radial fashion. If you have not already done so, look at the pictures I posted, as well as the whole thread, in the sticky thread about creating a flat nebari. That should give you a pretty good idea what you are aiming for. Look [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3423]here.[/url]
Norm