# Mountain Hemlock Repot **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginners\ **Created:** [February 22, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mountain-hemlock-repot/12446 "2025-02-22T02:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Treelove42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@Treelove42](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Treelove42)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mountain-hemlock-repot/12446/1 "2025-02-22T02:20:24Z")
From what I understand, there is a very short window to repot Hemlock trees. I bought this tree from a nursery on Washington State last summer and it seems to be doing well. I’m wondering if the tree is ready for some heavy root work. Here are some photos ![1000003102](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/6/7/67115b475f596120247729356a835ff924b5d359.jpeg) ![1000003101](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/f/c/fc1b9327edf5593608588210705fbb4f3272f638.jpeg) ![1000003100](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/7/9/797386260bd4b584cec302832c24f3086ca25f45.jpeg) ![1000003099](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/e/1/e17c5bb4d0122d3a5a26978f80a83901cecb4faf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ThomasUrban](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thomasurban/32/5373_2.png) [@ThomasUrban](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThomasUrban)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mountain-hemlock-repot/12446/2 "2025-02-24T11:55:20Z")
Howdy, From most of the buds, it looks like you still have time. You’ll see them swell and almost double in size with a light brown or, more likely a neon green tint to them. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/4/8/488901178316b50bca04ceb59229c0ff2988adc9.jpeg) I would also expect the strong ones to become almost hairy if you will ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/e/b/eb30bbe37816d148353975b109279c856ed53c47.jpeg) keep checking every day and have your pot, substrate, wire, mesh etc ready. Managed to move in 2011 from the Seattle area before I got any serious Tsuga experience but I would imagine that you would have at least a week window in which it’s okay to remove and adjust the rootball as you need to in your given circumstance. Remember to leave some untouched. ---
**Author:** ![KurtP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/kurtp/32/16188_2.png) [@KurtP](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/KurtP)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mountain-hemlock-repot/12446/3 "2025-02-24T15:40:56Z")
First rule of hemlock: Don’t even think about going anywhere near ‘bare rooting a hemlock’. Oh, ya, they do not like hot / dry roots. Add in the 1/16 for water retention… You can thank me later… K ---
**Author:** ![Treelove42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@Treelove42](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Treelove42)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mountain-hemlock-repot/12446/4 "2025-02-24T23:25:08Z")
Thanks for the information! It was in aver large nursery container but luckily it wasn’t root bound at all. I was able to fit the tree in an Anderson flat without disturbing much roots. ![1000003085](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/1/5/15232ca70b6cd61daed56bc7b1c8b0bb186898ca.jpeg) ![1000003083](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/8/7/87dc2dc43b17226a64f276300b9fb42d45ef2da5.jpeg) I live in Portland Oregon zone 8b and have another mt hemlock in a large container as well. The buds to me look like they have either flushed out or haven’t started to show. What do you think? ![1000003115](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/9/1/91aae55bde5f2f57256aa004dadf5eec88f38099.jpeg) ![1000003116](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/9/9/997b9da26b30581c5ba15c32f15f901b2f1ac0af.jpeg) ![1000003117](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/b/0/b053598f79c790261fc14836c87a408855fb7a51.jpeg)