Repotting into a grow pot

[DesertPanda]

Hello all,

I wanted to see if I could get some advice from the more experienced members of the community. I am planning (next Spring) to repot/up-pot a few of my trees into grow boxes/pots. I understand ground planting is best but for several reasons the grow boxes are my best choice. I know that the box itself should only be slightly larger than the current root mass. My question is this, when you move to a larger pot which works better, bare rooting the tree or simply moving it planting medium and all? I have looked through the technical aspects of it and would like to have some real hands on experience. Thank you.

 

[Poink88]

IF your current soil is good, no need to bare root. Just make several cuts all around the root ball to make sure you eliminate and discourage circling roots. Better yet, tease the entire root ball perimeter so your old and new soil really mix well and the roots transition to new well.

Use similar soil mix around the root ball if you can.

 

[M. Frary]

Depends on the tree species. You can bareroot deciduous trees but not pines.

 

[jkd2572]

What kind of trees are you talking about? What is your goal in putting them in grow boxes? Are these already in bonsai soil or are these root bound nursery trees? Repotting is also always a great time to do root work as well.

 

[Eric Group]

What kind of trees are you talking about? What is your goal in putting them in grow boxes? Are these already in bonsai soil or are these root bound nursery trees? Repotting is also always a great time to do root work as well.

These questions all need to be answered before proper advice can really be given..

Also, it depends on how fast you want your tree to bounce back from the repot- the less root work you do, the faster they will usually bounce back (assuming they were healthy and in decent soil when you started).

Again though JKD summed it up pretty good- answer these questions, and if you can post a couple pics it would help!