FredL

Hi Wendell,

If it were me, it would depend on how how badly I wanted to change the soil. If I was really unhappy with the current soil mix, I'd go ahead, doing my best to minimize damage and keeping the roots wet during the operation. It wouldn't surprize me if the trees "sulked" for a time after the repotting, but I wouldn't expect them to die or lose branches.

The thing that I've noticed is that after a repotting, alot of really tender new roots start to grow and it's really hard not to damage them if you remove most of the soil from the roots. If the trees are in reasonably good shape, they will overcome this but, I don't think it's an experience they enjoy.

Fred