Hi all !
Long time lurker, first time poster. I’m pretty new to bonsai as of last year. Love the hobby and can’t get my nose out of books/articles.
This past fall I came across a pomegranate tree at a nursery that they were having trouble selling. I got it for a decent price with the intention of air layering the branches and salvaging as much material as I could.
The tree is about 6ft tall and the trunk is about 3 inches. It is currently in a plastic pot that is about 2 ft diameter and 1 1/2 ft tall. The guy at the nursery said that he heavy pruned it about 2 years ago and he believes that it’s been in the pot for about years. So I’m thinking I should root prune and re pot it first.
My question is this - what should I do first?
I’m thinking I should trim a 1/3 of the roots and repot it first right? Can I still air layer in the same season or should I wait? Or should I just air layer and worry about roots in spring 2021?
Any help is greatly appreciated !
Thanks !
Long time lurker, first time poster. I’m pretty new to bonsai as of last year. Love the hobby and can’t get my nose out of books/articles.
This past fall I came across a pomegranate tree at a nursery that they were having trouble selling. I got it for a decent price with the intention of air layering the branches and salvaging as much material as I could.
The tree is about 6ft tall and the trunk is about 3 inches. It is currently in a plastic pot that is about 2 ft diameter and 1 1/2 ft tall. The guy at the nursery said that he heavy pruned it about 2 years ago and he believes that it’s been in the pot for about years. So I’m thinking I should root prune and re pot it first.
My question is this - what should I do first?
I’m thinking I should trim a 1/3 of the roots and repot it first right? Can I still air layer in the same season or should I wait? Or should I just air layer and worry about roots in spring 2021?
Any help is greatly appreciated !
Thanks !