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Now I'm concerned about the elm I just got . . . insepction of some of the surface roots definitely showed a few roots that end just under the soil line and rotting. I pruned those off.

However there is one large root coming off one side that I don't know how far it goes under the soil, but when I push on it, water comes out like a sponge.

I just got this tree last week and slip-potted it into some free draining soil, but I left the original soil (which was not bonsai soil) there and undisturbed. I don't want to lose this tree! What are some opinions on a re-pot right? This tree is going to be kept in cold room where i have been told it will be right around 45F all winter.

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Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!

16-Sep-2005	#5
007 Secret Agent Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Detroit, Michigan Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: 4/5 Posts: 834	Now I'm concerned about the elm I just got . . . insepction of some of the surface roots definitely showed a few roots that end just under the soil line and rotting. I pruned those off. However there is one large root coming off one side that I don't know how far it goes under the soil, but when I push on it, water comes out like a sponge. I just got this tree last week and slip-potted it into some free draining soil, but I left the original soil (which was not bonsai soil) there and undisturbed. I don't want to lose this tree! What are some opinions on a re-pot right? This tree is going to be kept in cold room where i have been told it will be right around 45F all winter. __________________ Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!