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I had alway had in mind to make this a shohin project. When I uncovered the root mass after growing all summer, I decided that a shohin project would have to wait a few more seasons to get this tree into the appropriate pot.

By cutting off nearly 4" of root ball, I have insured that the tree will fit a future pot of the right dimensions. This is key for making the plant fit your intended time frame. The plant had been planted deep in the grow box to insure that the lower trunk stayed moist and would throw roots. After inspection of the nebari I decided that the plant could not waste all the taper the trunk had that was buried.

I cut off a fairly large aerial root that was well above the soil line. These roots usually provide little help to the plant and can be cut off without failure.

The bottom of the rootball anf the aerial root

Warning: do not cut off the aerial roots on a well developed fig without prior knowledge of the root structure.