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Hello,?

I am growing one of my first Brazillian Rosewood bonsai, it is now about 6-7 months old and has grown quite tall. The top leaves have started falling off and I am wondering if I should be repotting it, or if it is too soon? The roots have begun growing through the bottom drain hole (see picture). I bought a small bonsai pot and some new soil, so I guess 2 questions:
1. Should I consider repotting it?
2. Is it too young to trim roots if I do repot / should I be pruning at all at such a young age?

Appreciate any insight!

For your Brazilian Rosewood bonsai, it sounds like you're at an important stage in its early growth. Since the roots are growing through the bottom drain hole, it is a sign that the bonsai may need more space. Repotting can help ensure the roots have enough room to continue developing. As long as the tree is healthy (despite the top leaves falling), repotting could benefit the plant. Ensure that when you repot, you are gentle with the roots, as they can be delicate.

Why do you think it needs re potting? There has to be a reason to do it, as this is just a seedling then I would have thought it does not need it possibly for a couple of years.

You are correct that young trees usually do not need repotting for several years, especially slow-growing trees like Brazilian rosewoods. However, if roots are growing through the drainage holes in the bottom, it is a sign that the tree may outgrow its current pot sooner than expected. If you see roots coming through the drainage holes, it is a sign that the tree could benefit from a little more space. Repotting to a slightly larger pot can give the tree enough room to continue to grow healthily without stressing the roots.

I am with Geoff. If you repot every time the roots grow out of the pot you will have a huge pot in a couple of years and creating a bonsai with nice nebari will be more difficult.

Uppotting approx once a year for maximum three times is a good guideline. After that first real repot including root pruning and back into the same pot.

How much roots would you trim off of the bonsai? Also what type of soil do you use?

Too me that is an impossible question to answer.

Pruning roots is pretty much the same as pruning above ground. You prune what needs to be pruned to reach certain aestetic goals. There is no such think as an optimal percentage.

名媛直播 is traditionally grown in soil mixes heavy on porous, inorganic compounds. Every bonsai artist try out different mixes to optimize for their own care, species and climate.

I urge everyone to investigate what inorganic potting mediums is sourced locally and create their own mix from it. Shipping soil ingredients from japan all over the world makes no sence. I am in sweden. My mix consist mainly of swedish bark mulch and expanded clay balls, danish moler clay and pumice and lava rock from iceland. I do get some perlite over from other growing projects that is sifted out and reused in the bonsai mix.

Thank you, that was actually really helpful. I have more questions for you to answer:?

What is the best way to report bonsai? When you repot them is there anything that you have to be careful of?

Repotting bonsai is done by:

1:take it out of the pot.

2: tease out the roots using a root rake.

3 clean the roots in a bucket of water.

4: prune away roots that are circuling in the pot, growing straighr down and heavy roots that are not part of the final design.

5: prepare the pot with drainage screen and tie wires.

6: fill the pot with substrate and place the tree on the right level and in the right angle.

7:tie the tree with tie wieres.

8: fill upp with substrate and use a shop stick to poke away air pockets.

I recomend watching a few youtube vids on the subject. And once you are ready for your first repot, reach out to someone experienced locally for support.

I am growing them in the USA and I don't know anyone locally. But thanks for the advice.