I have a loverly one that I had in a pot for 5 years. Never did much and when I moved I put it it the garden. I had a harvest of nuts off it this year...very small mind but it was loads happier in the ground. Its back in a pot just now because Im scared the wireworm will damage it. Once the ground is cleared of the wee buggers it will be going back in the ground. I love it. Would not be without it now.
Well I got out the pruning shears last weekend and took out about a third as Dove suggested. I left as many branches with Catkins on as I could and tried to open up the structure a bit. It looks good, so it's got a reprieve for another year. We'll see once the leaves arrive
Dig as large a rootball as you can so that you don't cut through any major roots, and as long as your friend prepares the planting area well and looks after it, it should transplant.
Tell your friend not to panic if some of the leaves turn brown and fall, there will undoubtedly be some transplant shock doing it at this time of year.
It would be better if you could wait until the autumn to move it.
Good luck
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I have a very healthy Fatsio Japonica in a very expensive huge glazed pot.But it has a crack down the side which I am most upset about would it be the roots of the plant that is causing this the plant pot is over 2ft deep and with the plant in there stands in all to over 4ft now how do I stop this cracking do is the only way to kill the plant off as i cant get anyone to take the risk of trying to get it out of the pot.
I'd invest in a new pot. As the owner of a 12 yrs old Fatsia that's always been kept in a pot and has been re-potted 3 times I can say from personal experience that they're tough old buggers.
I re-potted it again a few weeks ago. When I took it out of the old pot it was all root and very little soil. As it was in a square pot and I (stupidly) bought a new round pot I had to prune the roots really severely. I kept thinking "You're not going to survive this". I mixed some bonemeal with the new compost, and watered it in well.
Obviously the tough old bugger is also a determined one as it's defied my lack of faith and is producing new leaves, looks glossier than ever and is set to outgrow this pot too!
Mine is a lovely glazed hextagonal deep deep pot and just don't know where to start it is so solid and compacted there is nothing to work on...............I know I must sound a bit pathetic but very determined to get it right despite been in my somewhat mature years.The other matter is why buy another pot this is just huge and the same will happen again will it not.i do trim off the leaves that go brown so it is kept to a minimum.
If you leave it in the pot the roots will expand and force the crack open further and further.
It would be good if you can get some help to extract the fatsia from the pot, give the roots several good soakings first to make the root ball a bit pliable. If it's so potbound that it's cracked the pot it's likely to be quite rigid.
I would then prune the root ball and pot up again using as much fresh compost as you can get into it - but I would pot into a plastic pot that will fit inside your decorative one.
You can then use some epoxy resin (from a hardware or DIY shop) to repair your ceramic pot, and when it's dry put the plastic pot and fatsia back inside it.
Then you and a helper can lift it out each year and repot with fresh compost, pruning the roots each time to keep it fitting inside the pot.
That's what I would do - hope that's helpful.
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Well I got out the pruning shears last weekend and took out about a third as Dove suggested. I left as many branches with Catkins on as I could and tried to open up the structure a bit. It looks good, so it's got a reprieve for another year. We'll see once the leaves arrive
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I just don't it want my corkscrew hazel anymore is worth digging up for a friend to take it is about 4/5 ft high.
Dig as large a rootball as you can so that you don't cut through any major roots, and as long as your friend prepares the planting area well and looks after it, it should transplant.
Tell your friend not to panic if some of the leaves turn brown and fall, there will undoubtedly be some transplant shock doing it at this time of year.
It would be better if you could wait until the autumn to move it.
Good luck
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have a very healthy Fatsio Japonica in a very expensive huge glazed pot.But it has a crack down the side which I am most upset about would it be the roots of the plant that is causing this the plant pot is over 2ft deep and with the plant in there stands in all to over 4ft now how do I stop this cracking do is the only way to kill the plant off as i cant get anyone to take the risk of trying to get it out of the pot.
I'd invest in a new pot. As the owner of a 12 yrs old Fatsia that's always been kept in a pot and has been re-potted 3 times I can say from personal experience that they're tough old buggers.
I re-potted it again a few weeks ago. When I took it out of the old pot it was all root and very little soil. As it was in a square pot and I (stupidly) bought a new round pot I had to prune the roots really severely. I kept thinking "You're not going to survive this". I mixed some bonemeal with the new compost, and watered it in well.
Obviously the tough old bugger is also a determined one as it's defied my lack of faith and is producing new leaves, looks glossier than ever and is set to outgrow this pot too!
I agree with Quercus - the pot is cracked - it is an 'ex pot' - the Fatsia is alive - a new larger (and perhaps less expensive pot) is the way to go
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Mine is a lovely glazed hextagonal deep deep pot and just don't know where to start it is so solid and compacted there is nothing to work on...............I know I must sound a bit pathetic but very determined to get it right despite been in my somewhat mature years.The other matter is why buy another pot this is just huge and the same will happen again will it not.i do trim off the leaves that go brown so it is kept to a minimum.
If you leave it in the pot the roots will expand and force the crack open further and further.
It would be good if you can get some help to extract the fatsia from the pot, give the roots several good soakings first to make the root ball a bit pliable. If it's so potbound that it's cracked the pot it's likely to be quite rigid.
I would then prune the root ball and pot up again using as much fresh compost as you can get into it - but I would pot into a plastic pot that will fit inside your decorative one.
You can then use some epoxy resin (from a hardware or DIY shop) to repair your ceramic pot, and when it's dry put the plastic pot and fatsia back inside it.
Then you and a helper can lift it out each year and repot with fresh compost, pruning the roots each time to keep it fitting inside the pot.
That's what I would do - hope that's helpful.
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