Early last fall, I bought some largish cryptomeria and hinoki cypresses (about 7 gallons each) and just
lopped the tops and heeled them in for the winter. The trees came growing in field clay wrapped in burlap. I'd like to get them into regular 5 gallon nursery pots. Which would be my best option?
1. Saw the root balls down to size and squeeze them into 5 gal pots still in field clay.
2. Saw the root balls down to size, bare root the trees, replace with potting soil, and squeeze into 5 gal pots.
3. Something else - like saw roots down to size and half bare root with bonsai substrate.
lopped the tops and heeled them in for the winter. The trees came growing in field clay wrapped in burlap. I'd like to get them into regular 5 gallon nursery pots. Which would be my best option?
1. Saw the root balls down to size and squeeze them into 5 gal pots still in field clay.
2. Saw the root balls down to size, bare root the trees, replace with potting soil, and squeeze into 5 gal pots.
3. Something else - like saw roots down to size and half bare root with bonsai substrate.