# When to Repot Redwood Trees for Bonsai Development? **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [January 13, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572 "2021-01-13T06:27:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RicardoA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c57346/32.png) [@RicardoA](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/RicardoA)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/1 "2021-01-13T06:27:59Z")
When’s a good time to repot Redwood trees? I’m in the Bay Area, CA. My tree is in a nursery container and it will be the first repot. ---
**Author:** ![Keith-in-UK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Keith-in-UK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Keith-in-UK)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/2 "2021-01-13T11:42:25Z")
Early spring is a good time, as the temps aren’t too hot to stress it. Remember it is a thirsty species so more akadama would be best. ---
**Author:** ![MartyWeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@MartyWeiser](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MartyWeiser)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/3 "2021-01-13T19:08:31Z")
I believe some growers in your area are starting to repot now, particularly if you can provide some protection from the occasional frost. ---
**Author:** ![RicardoA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c57346/32.png) [@RicardoA](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/RicardoA)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/4 "2021-01-13T20:04:26Z")
Thank you. I was considering repotting late January. ---
**Author:** ![RicardoA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c57346/32.png) [@RicardoA](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/RicardoA)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/5 "2021-01-13T20:04:46Z")
Thank you for the feedback. ---
**Author:** ![Garrett240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@Garrett240](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Garrett240)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/6 "2021-01-14T02:13:41Z")
I am also in the Bay Area, and I start my redwoods over the next couple weeks and try not to go past mid February. Once things start to elongate it’s too late in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![RicardoA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c57346/32.png) [@RicardoA](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/RicardoA)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/7 "2021-01-14T05:41:32Z")
Awesome! I’m in San Mateo, we don’t get as cold as other areas. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Keith-in-UK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Keith-in-UK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Keith-in-UK)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/8 "2021-01-14T14:36:48Z")
It just goes to show the many different climates bonsai practitioners work in. Apart from larch in mid February (if it’s mild) I won’t be touching the majority until mid March. Then it’s usually a big panic as they all come together. ---
**Author:** ![bentleythekid](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bentleythekid/32/7586_2.png) [@bentleythekid](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/bentleythekid)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/9 "2021-01-15T21:13:05Z")
Agreed. I feel like warm climates are a mixed bag. It seems to be a longer more forgiving season in general, but it is also more confusing and less consistent. I spend most of winter wondering if the buds that are swelling are really about to extend as its 70+ degrees but forecast to freeze the following week \>.\< ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/10 "2021-01-15T23:39:42Z")
My crab apple is confused for the very same reason. I noticed that a bud had popped and pushed new leaves. I was like “Welp, those will be goners soon.” 😩 ---
**Author:** ![bentleythekid](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bentleythekid/32/7586_2.png) [@bentleythekid](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/bentleythekid)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/11 "2021-01-18T20:23:16Z")
I just moved my tropicals back out, am starting pine repotting, and praying to the bonsai gods that there will be no Freezing February shenanigans this year. 🤞 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/1/d/1d85dd9a8c5588065ed29a3846e5013475fa8fca.png) ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/12 "2021-01-19T14:24:37Z")
And I thought I barely had winters lol. Idk about Texas, but we always start to warm up here around mid-March. There’s always that one last cold front that comes in just before Easter though. I have 22 plants to pot up this year, so I have no choice but to start in March and just shelter from that cold front as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Keith-in-UK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Keith-in-UK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Keith-in-UK)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/13 "2021-01-19T20:29:04Z")
Then there is always the micro climate within your area and even in your garden to deal with.My garden is quite sheltered and if the average temp is 8 - 10 C, it is usually up to 4 C higher in my garden. Good and bad. Because of a fence when we have a frost only half will get some sun and thaw out. Crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/14 "2021-01-22T15:30:06Z")
Thanks to living on the coast I have lots of wind and sun. I end up with three, or four depending on how you look at it, nano climates within my micro climate. 😩 ---
**Author:** ![Winnipeg-Walt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19adc/32.png) [@Winnipeg-Walt](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Winnipeg-Walt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/15 "2021-01-28T18:35:10Z")
😐 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/9/e/9ec184c860e533afc0e14e5f61d61ce231942b41.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bentleythekid](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bentleythekid/32/7586_2.png) [@bentleythekid](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/bentleythekid)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/16 "2021-01-28T20:19:03Z")
At least you dont have to worry about overwintering pests surviving that kind of weather right? 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Yugen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/yugen/32/16319_2.png) [@Yugen](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Yugen)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/17 "2021-01-28T20:35:17Z")
I repotted my two giant sequoias a week and a half ago. I live in Victoria, BC zone 9A. They were in large nursery containers and 8 years old. I augured out loads of hummic soil and cut down the depth. Threw in pure pumice in smaller pots. There wasnt really much root removed. They are looking great and happy. I did it rather early this year as its been a crazy mild winter and Ryan said these guys break winter dormancy with the pre spring rains. We are past freezing temps and the tree/rootball is well established ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/18 "2021-01-28T21:20:27Z")
That’s a nope for me 😆 ---
**Author:** ![cab\_lad\_70](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/cab_lad_70/32/9253_2.png) [@cab\_lad\_70](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/cab_lad_70)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/19 "2021-01-28T21:46:40Z")
I’m also in Victoria and wish I shared your confidence that the freezes have passed us by this year. I always seem to get caught by a later one. ---
**Author:** ![Yugen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/yugen/32/16319_2.png) [@Yugen](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Yugen)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/when-to-repot-redwood-trees-for-bonsai-development/7572/20 "2021-01-28T22:58:17Z")
FINALLY some one else in vic!!! Lets collab some time 🙂 If a little freeze comes our way I can always move the trees close to the house 😉