That's the natural size, I'm in the "no-cut" school. Yes, lifted to show off the caudex would be great!
I'll eventually find the photos of an eleven year old plant a friend let me re-pot. You should have seen his expression when that huge caudex came out of the pot! teehee, the man had no idea what a caudex was. Now he's hooked.
Here's a photo of a root that got big, after the top had been exposed. You can see where the soil was.
