I've had my Chinese Elm outside in the horrible rainfall here
in
Pennsylvania for the past month.


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The soil looks rather poor. Not your typical good draining
bonsai soil.

Is it too late to re-pot this year ?


It's a bit late, BUT if you repot without doing major surgery to
the roots (and still maybe cut a bit off the top) you may be OK.
Otherwise, you may be on your way to a bit of root rot, and
that's not good.

So.

Wash the soil off the roots with a hard jet of water. Then use
good, fast-draining bonsai soil and repot -- same pot or slightly
larger one -- making certain that there are no air pockets around
the roots. Water well and set OUTSIDE if possible in a shaded,
non-soggy spot. If indoors is the only possible site, make sure
you have good light, great air circulation (a fan can help), and
do NOT overwater.

Water only when the soil feels dry.

If the rain stops (it HAS stopped down here!) get your tree
outdoors ASAP.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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