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Repotting Large Succulents

6 years ago

I have a large cluster of Pachypodium lamerei that I need to repot this season. The trunks have just started to show new growth at the top. How long should I wait before doing the repotting? Should I give the little sprigs of green growth time to put out full leaves for a few weeks? Or would it be ok to repot now at the early signs of coming out of dormancy?

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
6 years ago
You can pot up any time, but a repotting (bare-rooting/ root pruning/ new soil) is best done just as the plant starts getting serious about its spring push. This is earlier than most houseplants and many other succulents that want to be repotted later in the growing season - like around Father's Day/ summer solstice.

Al
KP Devlin
Original Author
6 years ago
Cool. Thanks, Al. I'll wait a bit.
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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
6 years ago

Al

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