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Hi Graeme,

There is potbound and there is POTBOUND. *You can usually pop the tree out of the pot and check out the roots to see which is the case. *Some adventurous roots trying to escape the pot is not usually a problem. *You can clip them away to keep the drainage holes clear and wait for dormancy.

You know your plant is rootbound when:[*]the soil is not draining well and you have difficulty keeping the soil evenly watered[*]the plant is suffering in some way[*]when you examine the roots you see several spirals of roots encircling the container or notice the plant edging up out of the pot like a cobra ready to strike

Then you need to take some emergency action. *You can find some more information here, and the details on emergency repotting are in the second section.

17-Oct-2001	#2
Dr.Bonsai Resident Expert Join Date: Aug-2001 Country: USA Posts: 38	Re: potbound Hi Graeme, There is potbound and there is POTBOUND. You can usually pop the tree out of the pot and check out the roots to see which is the case. Some adventurous roots trying to escape the pot is not usually a problem. You can clip them away to keep the drainage holes clear and wait for dormancy. You know your plant is rootbound when:[]the soil is not draining well and you have difficulty keeping the soil evenly watered[]the plant is suffering in some way[]when you examine the roots you see several spirals of roots encircling the container or notice the plant edging up out of the pot like a cobra ready to strike Then you need to take some emergency action. *You can find some more information here, and the details on emergency repotting are in the second section.