Sir Speedy

I picked this little guy up today. On the way home I was debating on trimming the roots or the top growth. I decided to go with the roots, and good thing I did. If there is a superlative for rootbound that would the word to use. There was hardly any soil in the pot it wa so full of roots. I trimmed them up and put him in a 4in pot, which is bigger than one he came in but not too much. I plan on keeping about the same size he is now.

So the question is, do I now need to leave the top growth for a year?

They have some other little Mugo's and at least one other Tsuga. I might go pick up another tomorrow.

Proposed front of the tree

Back of the tree

Phil

If it were mine, I'd either plant it in a grow box, or preferably, outside if you can do so for a few years. Other than that, I would leave it alone for awhile as it's been through enough with the re-potting.

~Phil~

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Sir Speedy

Right on, thanks Phil.
One other thing. My folks told me Hemlock is poisonous, is this true or false?

JLDoggett

Hemlock (a low growing, fleshy plant in the Apiaceae family ) is toxic. Hemlock (Tsuga ) is not (unless you eat the whole tree) normally considered toxic. A problem when people use the same name for completely different plants.

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dankone

give it a taste!!! j/k

Sir Speedy

Thanks but no thanks Dankone, if it had some hallucinagenic effects that might a liitle... I'll leave that for someone else to find out.

Phil

Damn.....no wonder I got so sick!
I can't believe I ate the WHOLE thing!
I hate when that happens.

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