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So i bought a 5 year old chinese elm and gave it a proper haircut. 2 questions;

1) have i already ruined it

1b) if its not ruined, what should i do next?

2) can i repot it in bonsai soil now or is it best to wait?

Bring it outdoors to recover. No need to repot now.

Why do you think you must re pot? You need to have a reason to do it not just because you have just bought it.

Second that. For me the fact that I have recently bought a tree is a good reason NOT to repot. Same goes with pruning. It is important not to disturb a tree after transit and change of environment. Better spend the first season just get the tree growing and in good condition.

Well from what i’ve seen (youtube) and read (forums) store bought bonsai are usually in a bad soil for bonsai and are usually potbound. I’ve had a look at the roots and they are circling so i feel it needs a repot to change to proper bonsai soil and encourage healthy roots. But i’ve also read you shouldnt repot and do a big prune in the same year. But this is my first tree so taking all the help and advice i can get

Its true that the soil in store bought bonsai is not the best for developing bonsai in the long run. Its also true that we dont want circling roots in the long run. However, we must understand that the trees is not repotted into this soil uppon shipping. The tree has been in this soil since production started. It has been grown commercially in this soil for a few years without any harm for the health of the tree. It may not be good soil for development of the tree, but surelly dont pose any threat to your tree. If it would, commercial producers would have changed to anything else long time ago.

It is also true that it is to much of stress to the tree pruning and repotting at the same time. Now that you have done the pruning, dont repot.

Well i didnt kill it apparently, and two weeks later new growth has started coming through again. I’ve bought a daylight to make sure it gets enough light during the day as its still too cold to move outside.

you can always put it in a larger pot meaning that it is touched at the roots, since the growth has started well

jojo22 wrote:

you can always put it in a larger pot meaning that it is touched at the roots, since the growth has started well

Can you elaborate?

since it has started well, I would rather do a transpotage, than a repotting which would risk weakening it