AusBonsai

Repotted July 7, 2010. Pot change- chinese made.

Edward ,

You have some VERY good trees and some eye pleasing styles. Looks like you have some solid olives id like to see some pics if you ever get time. Just wondering how you go repotting conifers in winter. Some people say its the best time to do them, ther colder the better , others early spring with the exception of mugos in summer?

cheers

noah78 wrote:Edward ,

You have some VERY good trees and some eye pleasing styles. Looks like you have some solid olives id like to see some pics if you ever get time. Just wondering how you go repotting conifers in winter. Some people say its the best time to do them, ther colder the better , others early spring with the exception of mugos in summer?

cheers

Hi Noah, I dont know if you know this already but the best way to find out when to repot a conifer or other types of trees is to check the trees roots itself since there is a variation range in winter and early spring temperatures within Australia and each individual tree could also be different depending on soil type, type of pot, depth of pot, location of pot, genetic differences etc. Firstly take the tree out of its pot and see whether the white tips of the roots are just starting to whiten up. Preferably if you can, root prune just before they whiten up. If most of the roots have whitened up, then record the date and leave for next year, dont bother root pruning. If very few roots have whitened up, then root prune the darker ones and leave the white ones (awakened ones). For pines and some conifers that are very large to take out of its pots to check its roots, tap the tree and bits of stuff come off and thats when you know that there isnt much sap flow which is another good indicator you can start to repot. For deciduous trees, its obvious because all the leaves come off or change colour. I hope this bit of information may help your trees in your area or others with their trees.

Cheers Eddie