Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS SPRING!!! Next time it might be summer!, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
I am not shy about hacking roots either. Even cutting off 1/3 of the whole root ball.

I do it every couple years on my Brugs--and they grow beautiful!

Early this spring--I hacked half the root-ball off my VERY OLD (25yrs) Schefflera
Arboricola. Usually, I just cut it back and let it re-grow. But that lead to a bad shape.

It was huge and sprawly. This year--it was major surgery.

It had been languishing all winter in a spot in my LR with dim light,
Dropping leaves all over. It was, simply, time for a renewal.

"Surgery" done in early April. (1--2-3--4--)

1--Un-potted-- and roots loosened. some were 5' long!

2--Top view with all the roots

3-- Roots cut back and cleaned up

4--Scheff. re-potted back in the same pot in fresh soil.

5--Today--June 19, it is re-growing with a full head. geez! What will I have to
look forward to???