bobharvey wrote:

Another good trick is to let it get a bit dry, then roll the pot on
it's side a bit, taking the weight of the main stem by hand. Often as
you stand it up it comes loose enough to lift out.

Thanks for all the advice.
In the end the tree came out of the pot with every bit of soil attached.
I've given it a nice peat bed to lie on.


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