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I've recently bought a relatively cheap chinese elm from a garden centre as a starting point. The tree and soil is sitting very high out of the pot, should I repot it? There are multiple small roots that are exposed as they are looping out of the soil.

The soil itself was slightly damp when I purchased it but too packed for me to be able to press my finger in to the soil to test if it needs to be watered so I've raked the top soil slightly to allow for water to be absorbed deeper, so again I wonder if it would be better for me to repot it and renew the soil entirely.

Furthermore, after pruning a lot of crossed over branches, I noticed one of the main branches has a split along it. It looks old and there is good new growth further along the branch. Is it worth me getting rid of this branch all together?

Thanks

A picture would help a lot.

www.bonsaiempire.com/forum/help-me/10126...us-juniper-help-here

Here you are

It looks root bound.
Perhaps you should prepare yourself to do a repotting next spring, with a good soil mix (Akadama/Pumice/Lava?) and a good root trim.
If the branch is alive, leave it alone.

I thought so.

Many thanks

I would consider to not wait and to slip pot it - pot it in a larger and deeper pot without disturbingt the roots, so it has some room to grow.

Any suggestions or links to a premix that I can use to fill the spare space in the larger pot? I don't really fancy buying them seperately and mixing myself to begin with.

MattOlly wrote: Any suggestions or links to a premix ...

I will have to give this soil a try also.