When UP-potting...... do you reduce roots?

[Mike Corazzi]

Haven't done this before. I want to massively overpot my oak. Like an Anderson flat but pot shaped big plastic.
Oaks don't like root removal and I've always let a good deal stay.
I'm just wanting to let this sucker add bulk and....as a bonus.... not repot for a LONG time.

It will not be proportional as a pot but that's not a concern.



This present pot is pretty damn large but new one will be larger.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I do not reduce roots when going to a larger size.
I do try to reareange them, so that I don't have to make too many large cuts when going back to small.

 

[BrianBay9]

I might improve the roots, but not really reduce them.

 

[Mike Corazzi]

I do not reduce roots when going to a larger size.
I do try to reareange them, so that I don't have to make too many large cuts when going back to small.

Makes sense. Arranging with the thought in mind of WHERE I will eventually cut back to is also in my plan.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Sort them out, trim any that are bad, or are over-long (like wrapping around the inside of your old pot), but don't universally prune them back. Every time you repot use it as an opportunity to improve the rootage.

 

[Mike Corazzi]

There should be plenty to choose from. This is the ROOTS ONLY from 2018 when this supercharged acorn first sprouted some limbs.



That's 5 or 6 feet of jumble.