Too Late for Larch Root Prune?

[one_bonsai]

Have a Japanese Larch and all of its buds have opened. Is it too late to root prune and transfer to a bonsai pot?

[shibui]

I do not grow larch but they have a reputation for being temperamental at the best of times so I would delay any root work if shoots are open just in case.

[TimS]

I would recommend not, have lost several root pruning when buds were swelling let alone when it’s in leaf.

[one_bonsai]

Thanks for the advice. I'll wait till winter.

[Matthew]

Mine has suffered huge amount of die back from last summer it seems. Maybe its salvageable...... its my last one so even here it seems im playing with fire with them. Last summer did all my garden ones in too

[TimS]

Mine has suffered huge amount of die back from last summer it seems. Maybe its salvageable...... its my last one so even here it seems im playing with fire with them. Last summer did all my garden ones in too

The only reason my last 3 are alive still is they are in the ground. Every time I touch the roots and put them in a pot they go south. It’s almost time to give up on them here in Melbourne

[one_bonsai]

I bare rooted a couple during winter and they're powering away at the moment