Since I had some abutilon that needed the 'winter' treatment I took some pictures .. please keep in mind that these plants are in a "holding pattern" meaning I'm just keeping them going from year to year until I'm ready to use them so they don't really look so hot. These 2 have been on 'hold' for 3 years now going on 4. When I am ready for them I'll pay more attention to them and get them looking better.
Here are the two victims uh ... candidates
Here is a close up before I cut them back .. you can see where last years cuts were and this years growth. The 2nd stem in one pot on the right was a cutting I rooted.
In this picture you can see how far I've cut them back and how big the root ball is
After cutting the root balls using my beloved bread knife.
Potted back up in the same pots they were in .. I reused the soil I cut away from the root balls and stuck the cuttings in the newly potted plants.
It's kinda scary the first time you do something like this to a plant. I also do this to plants that have outgrown their pots but don't want to put them in a bigger pot.
