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? ? Hi everyone, it has come time to place my Juniper in an actual pot after being almost 10 years in a polystyrene boxes i always wanted a freehand pot for this tree, it's just what I always imagined it to be in, so I ordered one from kaizen.
Do you guys think the pot suits the tree ? Is it too small ? And I saw Graham potter saying that mid September is ideal to repot Juniper, do you agree ?

To my liking the pot is slightly too small. But if you like it, just go ahead.

September is quite different in different parts of the world. Graham Potter is in UK. If you live nearby his location you most likelly can follow his recomendations. If you live far away it is better to take advices from bonsai artists closer to you.

I am in England and I would never re pot at this time of year,

Oh, yes. Forgot to mention. Even at the same location experiences, opinions and recomendations may vary.

Please do not ask about what soil to use
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So I am in Scotland, so a bit colder than down south, I wasn't really planning on repotting now but I literally just saw that video of graham today and I thought I'd ask for opinions.
I agree that the pot looks a bit small but more for health reasons than esthetics at the right angle it looks pretty good. I just bought the pot because it was on sale but I am having trouble finding the right pot for this tree, the shape is almost exactly what I imagined for it but now it's a size question I guess.
thanks for your reply guys.

The only way to tell if the pot is suitable is when the tree is out of the pot, looks ok to me, I should have said that I never re pot Junipers now, Pines can be done, but root work must be minor.

Thanks,
what time do you find that it's best to do a good amount of root work to a Juniper?, to be said that this tree hasn't been reported in 5 years but last time it was it had a good root ball full of fine roots?

I live in coastal southern Sweden. I would guess we have similar climate if you are not in the highlands.

I normally do my first repotting on the first mild day after new year and continue until they start to grow in spring. Normally march or april. If there are any risk of temperatures below freezing at daytime I move newly repotted trees to a frost protected area.?

Is there any reason against the idea of doing heavy pruning of the roots in the first repot after 5 years ? is it best for me to do a soft repot this year then a heavy one next year?

Enaisio wrote:

Is there any reason against the idea of doing heavy pruning of the roots in the first repot after 5 years ? is it best for me to do a soft repot this year then a heavy one next year?

The issue is doing the repot now versus end of winter.?

Now the tree is using the roots actively responding to the heat to pull water out of the soil. A heavy root prune now removes the feeder roots that supply water to the top of the tree and the top dies before new ones grow. The tree has finished most of its yearly growth and is storing energy.

Wait until winter and the top is dormant and does not need much water. When the growth spurt hits it grows new roots just as new leaves are starting to want water.