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Hi JLK,

These are both vigorous shrubs so they can tolerate quite a bit more abuse than most trees.

Azaleas are typically repotted immediately after flowering. In fact you want to do this after about 3/4 of the flowers have opened. There is some info on the TreeBay.com site under Articles on repotting azalea. They can withstand severe cutback. If it is a Satsuki azalea, you may find it blooms sometime in early summer. Kurume azalea blooms earlier. Other varieties like Southern Indica azalea will bloom at other periods.

Boxwood is a strong plant. You can cut back quite a bit. Be sure to remove top growth in balance with the root pad, which you should find to be very thick and fibrous on a healthy tree. Repotting in spring is fine. The flowers are pretty insignificant on box, but you can also use this as a guide for transplanting.

The fact the trees came from nursery stock doesn't have much bearing on the repotting time. As a general rule, you can safely remove 1/2 to 2/3 of these shrubs' root mass provided you keep it in balance with the top growth.

26-Nov-2001	#2
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,738	Re: When to pot up nuresery stock in NE? Hi JLK, These are both vigorous shrubs so they can tolerate quite a bit more abuse than most trees. Azaleas are typically repotted immediately after flowering. In fact you want to do this after about 3/4 of the flowers have opened. There is some info on the TreeBay.com site under Articles on repotting azalea. They can withstand severe cutback. If it is a Satsuki azalea, you may find it blooms sometime in early summer. Kurume azalea blooms earlier. Other varieties like Southern Indica azalea will bloom at other periods. Boxwood is a strong plant. You can cut back quite a bit. Be sure to remove top growth in balance with the root pad, which you should find to be very thick and fibrous on a healthy tree. Repotting in spring is fine. The flowers are pretty insignificant on box, but you can also use this as a guide for transplanting. The fact the trees came from nursery stock doesn't have much bearing on the repotting time. As a general rule, you can safely remove 1/2 to 2/3 of these shrubs' root mass provided you keep it in balance with the top growth. __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!