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Repotting a shohin azalea

March 22, 2013 by Jonas Dupuich

My shohin azalea was long overdue for repotting. I’d wanted to change the angle of the tree for some time as the main branch was too large to bend and the exposed roots were pointing almost straight up. Tipping the tree would approximate bending the main branch down and it would give the trunk better movement to the left.

Azalea

Satsuki azalea

Azalea

Approximation of new planting angle

The roots popped right out of the pot and the rootwork was straightforward.

Rootball

Azalea rootball

Rootball

Rootball from below

I chose a slightly larger pot so the tree would be less likely to dry out in summer.

After repotting at new angle

Repotting complete

Instead of simply tipping the tree to the left when I repotted, I tilted it slightly forward and rotated it a bit to the left. I was surprised by the subtle difference this made. Boon and I went back and forth about the exact angle before making the decision, but I’m happy with the result.

Azalea

Tilted to the left

After repotting at new angle

As repotted

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Filed Under: Bonsai Care Tagged With: Satsuki, Shohin

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Comments

  1. Stu Garrett says

    March 22, 2013 at 7:38 am

    nice pots!

  2. adamaskwhy says

    March 22, 2013 at 9:29 am

    It’s amazing what just changing the angle and pot does. It’s like a whole ‘nother tree.

  3. wenrenbonsai@me.com says

    March 22, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    Jonas, I love your blog… the items presented are well organized and short enough to read right away. The green pot is great! Thanks,

    Steve Carini Wenren Bonsai

    ph 414-837-5953 c 414-617-9162 fx 262-284-5224 wenrenbonsai@me.com

  4. Steve Moore says

    March 24, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    Final result looks good!

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