Neild

Thanks for the feedback. Realizing as this progressed that I had made some errors. I do know now who in the forum has a glass that is half full...or half empty. The one thing I did not do was fertilize though, so I do have that going for me, being the optomist I am. .(just used the vitamins for the transplant).

I knew buxus could be brought indoors and brought out of dormancy, at least thats what I'd heard. I did this with an elm and hackberry recently. (The difference was that they were budding out when I repotted them.) I guess I fiogured that after pruning, that much root mass had to be a bad thing and that reducing it was better.

Thanks again.