Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
One of the poorest documented trees in my collection.
I'm not finding pics of it in my misc. bonsai pics at all
Water has slowed enough to the point that repotting was in order.

Here it sat today in the 12 inch mica pot it's been in for who knows how long.
I'm sure it was repotted into the same pot last time. So while it was thirsty after work
I withheld water and dug into the roots.



A good 4 fingers. Mica pot 4" deep exterior. 3.5-3.7" interior (it's lower in the middle).





Later I was able to get another pic.
It's pretty much the ceramic version of the mica pot in design so no big change there
but the ceramic pot is ~2 inches shorter, and 1/2 inch more shallow, so a step in the right direction.
1 part Lava Rock
1 part Pumice
1 part Douglas fir bark
1 part Pine Bark
2 parts Monto Clay (1/4" turface)
Hoping to get 4 years out of the roots this go 'round. Would have liked to have had a little more Moon in the sky though.
@sorce phase at third quarter tomorrow. Once snugged down and adding new soil, I really worked the outer 3" of remainder of root
system with chop stick aerating home plate pretty good.
I'm not finding pics of it in my misc. bonsai pics at all

Water has slowed enough to the point that repotting was in order.

Here it sat today in the 12 inch mica pot it's been in for who knows how long.
I'm sure it was repotted into the same pot last time. So while it was thirsty after work
I withheld water and dug into the roots.



A good 4 fingers. Mica pot 4" deep exterior. 3.5-3.7" interior (it's lower in the middle).





Later I was able to get another pic.
It's pretty much the ceramic version of the mica pot in design so no big change there
but the ceramic pot is ~2 inches shorter, and 1/2 inch more shallow, so a step in the right direction.
1 part Lava Rock
1 part Pumice
1 part Douglas fir bark
1 part Pine Bark
2 parts Monto Clay (1/4" turface)
Hoping to get 4 years out of the roots this go 'round. Would have liked to have had a little more Moon in the sky though.
@sorce phase at third quarter tomorrow. Once snugged down and adding new soil, I really worked the outer 3" of remainder of root
system with chop stick aerating home plate pretty good.
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