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I'm familiar with the axiom of not fertilizing your trees for a few weeks after repotting (aside from some Osmocote mixed into the soil) to avoid damaging the roots that are already under stress, but what about spraying the trees with foliar feed? I suppose "finished" trees don't need any extra encouragement, but my trees are all about 10-20 years from that stage. If I'm repotting these guys every year or two, that means they are off their spring feeding regimine every other year at least, leading to a loss in growth potential. (I realize that the act of root pruning and repotting does a lot to produce vigorous growth all by itself, but every little bit helps.)

So, is there anything about foliar feeding during this stage that would be particularly harmful or counter-productive to the trees after a repot?

On a similar track, would foliar fertilizing help or hurt new cuttings? How about trees that have just undergone a major bonsai styling (removing many branches and much foliage in the process)?

I guess my reasoning is that foliage feed seems like a good idea to use on anything you'd be inclined to mist with water anyway; i.e. any tree needing to compensate for the loss of "intake," be it root or foliage mass.

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