Spring always brings lots of transplanting and trimming. With the quarantine in effect, this is an excuse to be in nature, well in my back yard.

Hackberry

Here is how we started out

Taking this guy out of the pot definitely shows that it is starting to get root-bound.

Untangling the roots

Trimmed and ready to go back in the same pot. The pot is the right size for this tree.

Fast forward to a bit of trimming from the top, a soak in Superthrive, and we are good to go.

I am hoping that I’ve kept the moss alive around the root base. It’s always a bit of a concern when replacing the soil.

Dward Jade

I am pretty happy with how my Jade is coming along.

Definitely needs root work.

Roots untangled and trimmed. I didn’t take off too much. Just enough for the tree to go back into the same pot comfortably.

I prefer to add a bit for fertilizer when I transplant. I sprinkle a bit on to of the starting soil before the tree goes in.

Pot is prepped. Wire set. Fertilizer is in.

I like to use a chopstick to make sure that the soil makes it into the root ball.

Into the Superthrive bath for 15-20 mins. Honestly, I am not sure if it does anything, but I’ve never transplanted my trees without it. And, yep, it’s a litter box.

The finished product.

A few more finished products

Bougainvillea

Elm

This guy needs a new pot. I didn’t have one that would have worked. It’s a plastic pot for now, until I can find another.

The Elm started out like this.

Cat tax

The obligatory internet cat tax. This is Maxie.