Pruning palm roots before repotting

[titus]

Hi,

I just achieved from a nursery:

2 Roystonia

2 Phoenix Can.

2 Washintonia Robusta

Sizes aprox.: 11 FT

Palms will be located in pots on a terrace of our Penthouse, so full sun and/or shade available (we live in Caracas, Venezuela, South America)

My cuestion is: as the palms were deliverd in rather small pots I noticed that their rootsystem has been developed following the shape of this narrow pot and leave hardly space for good soil around them.

So can I prun the roots of the palm before transplanting them into bigger pots (4 FT high, 3 FT wide)

I would be very pleased to read yr opinions.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Titus

[SubTropicRay]

Hello Titus,

The palms you listed should benefit from repotting root pruning. Other palms absoultely hate having their roots disturbed and can be severely shocked and subsequently die. This has happened to me on a few occasions. Good luck and please let us know how they do.

best regards,

Ray

[titus]

Hello Titus,

The palms you listed should benefit from repotting root pruning. Other palms absoultely hate having their roots disturbed and can be severely shocked and subsequently die. This has happened to me on a few occasions. Good luck and please let us know how they do.

best regards,

Ray

[Jimmypalmen]

Hi,

I just achieved from a nursery:

2 Roystonia

2 Phoenix Can.

2 Washintonia Robusta

Sizes aprox.: 11 FT

Palms will be located in pots on a terrace of our Penthouse, so full sun and/or shade available (we live in Caracas, Venezuela, South America)

My cuestion is: as the palms were deliverd in rather small pots I noticed that their rootsystem has been developed following the shape of this narrow pot and leave hardly space for good soil around them.

So can I prun the roots of the palm before transplanting them into bigger pots (4 FT high, 3 FT wide)

I would be very pleased to read yr opinions.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Titus

If you can keep more roots, try to keep them.