serissa foetida re-potting time

[pureheart]

Hello Bonsai Friends!

I'm the proud owner of a Serissa Foetida, which is due for repotting, I was wondering being Serissa a sub-tropical plant would it be better to repot in november / december (early summer) instead of spring (now)?
Thank you very much!

Taddeo

[TimS]

I would personally wait until this spell of cold mornings we are having in Melbourne has well and truly passed.

I don't envy you the job though, i'm not a fan of the smell of serissa roots

[pureheart]

So really we are talking September/October? Don’t mind the smell!


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[MJL]

Hi pureheart,

I repotted a serissa (or 3) this past weekend. I am no expert - so I might have blown it - timing wise?

I don't have my phone on me now (to download the pictures) but I'll post one soon; given what TimS stated ... I might be posting it for posterity; it looked fine this evening but given it's only four days since repotting ... who knows.

Cheers,

MJL

[TimS]

MJL, just keep them protected from frosts is probably the main thing. They tend to have very fibrous root systems that grow rampantly so the repotting won't be an issue. I personally just prefer to wait a little longer around mid September to do them though i'm sure others would feel happy to repot now.

[pureheart]

Hi pureheart,

I repotted a serissa (or 3) this past weekend. I am no expert - so I might have blown it - timing wise?

I don't have my phone on me now (to download the pictures) but I'll post one soon; given what TimS stated ... I might be posting it for posterity; it looked fine this evening but given it's only four days since repotting ... who knows.

Cheers,

MJL

Did you remove lots of roots? or just a trim trim?

[BB Brian]

I repot mine 2 weeks ago and leaves are turning brown, i may have lost all 3, they are now sitting in the green house, will be sad if i lose any of them, 2 out of 3 were one of my first trees and the favourite was also put into a very nice PK pot

[pureheart]

I repot mine 2 weeks ago and leaves are turning brown, i may have lost all 3, they are now sitting in the green house, will be sad if i lose any of them, 2 out of 3 were one of my first trees and the favourite was also put into a very nice PK pot

Sorry to hear that... hopefully they’ll recover with the warmth of the greenhouse!!! But yes being a sub tropical plant would make sense to repot when it’s hotter same as fig trees.


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[MJL]

Hi pureheart,

I repotted a serissa (or 3) this past weekend. I am no expert - so I might have blown it - timing wise?
... MJL

Did you remove lots of roots? or just a trim trim?

Hi Pureheart - I reckon I took a good 3rd or a tad more off the roots. They were fine and fibrous. It's hard to see but I have combined three trees into one clump because the middle had rotted out of one of the trees. That left two branches hanging unnaturally and precariously. So I combined them. The pot is too big - but it is really in training. I will be cutting back branches to encourage back budding in spring. Here's the photo's from last weekend and then a few from this morning. (PS - Banong - I hope you don't lode your trees. good luck. Mark )

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