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thanks heaps for that guys! yeah i think i will go ahead, but there is a fair amount of roots that need to be taken off! so i think i will go ahead and do the roots now and pot them both up. all my jap maples (about 12 of them) are all still dormant as is my big trident, so its kind of weird. ive put all my maples under my pergola now so as to stop and frost settling. its like a big greenhouse in there, and all my figs have been fine (bar the little one that gave in to the bonsai grim reaper lol). So thanks heaps for the info guys! thanks heaps for that Ash!

and only 10-15% off the roots? that means that it would be pretty much like not doing a root prune? i thought tridents can take a big pruning coming into spring, like 50-60% with a little off top? although im sure ive read articles where every brnach has been removed from the whole tree and HEAPS of roots have been taken off? its definately getting warmer now, and the days are getting longer.

would it be the fact that the maples are pot bound that they are shooting early?

thanks so much guys.

BTW the maple in my avatar shot is the one that is still dormant. (obviously that pic was without any branch structure) but its trunk is about 5" diameter, nebari spread is about 12". its the Best tree!

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