Hello Everyone!!

I kept looking at this Ponytail Palm and i knew it was more than due for a rootprune and repot, but i just kept putting it off... The size of the tree and the weight of the container has played a large part in putting this project off. So... I decided to tackle this "bad boy.." yesterday.... What a job!!

My son was home yesterday, so i asked him to move this heavy container and help me lift it . You can see how rootbound it was and in need of a trim. I know most of you all would say that it needs a larger container, but i am not willing to go any larger. This container is big enough and very heavy, so this baby will stay outside in the greenhouse during the winter.

I decided to repot in the 5-1-1 instead of the Gritty Mix due to the weight issue. This tree does very well here in Virginia Beach, so i know it will be happy with any attention at all!! ;-)

Here are some pictures that i took during the process.

My son, LOL.. said he would stand beside the tree only to help reference how large the tree is. He is 6 ft tall .

Hope you all are having a nice weekend!!!

Ponytail before ...

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out of the container..
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close up..
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cutting off some of the root mass..
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removed some of the soil from the Caudex
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removing the soill from the rootball
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had to move to continue the removal of the soil... DH worried about the pool!! lol..
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final close up of the Caudex raised and the final pictures of the repotted Ponytail Palm.
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Finally!! I think i can hear it saying.. 'Ahhhhh... Thank you.." ;-)
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Hope you all have a great day!!!

Laura

This post was edited by loveplants2 on Sun, May 19, 13 at 22:09