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Originally Posted by bonsaiman5000

Hi, I have had a chinese elm bonsai for a few years now and it's time to repot it. Could somebody please tell me whether there is any limit to the maximum size of the pot i can use. I would like my tree to grow bigger so would ideally choose a larger pot. However somebody said a while ago that they thought there tree died because of the shock of moving it to a bigger pot. Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Moving from one pot to another without disturbing the roots is called slip potting and usually will not affect the health or safety of the tree provided the soil is good and there is proper drainage. Posting a picture of the tree would help a lot in getting exactly the right answer for the information you request. There are a lot of what if's and how-come's in that question.