If it is still pushing new roots, you can safely repot. As Ray (and others from time to time) have pointed out, it's the new, growing roots that will adapt to the new environment. The ideal time is when they're just emerging... since some damage to some of those fragile root tips is bound to happen, if it's just getting started you can be certain that there will be more on the way soon. If the new roots are several inches long, the challenge is to repot them without damage... tricky but doable. Don't try to remove any old medium that doesn't fall off easily... you'll cause far more damage than might be caused by having the old stuff around. Place it in the new pot with the oldest part against one side to maximize growing room (opposite of what looks like is happening in the picture), add new bark and tap to help it get into spaces but don't push. You can press to compress bark (and stabilize plant) on the back part where there aren't new roots. Keep hands away from the active front part as much as you can. From your photos, there are plenty of older roots to help stabilize the plant.
Last edited by Roberta; 10-23-2019 at 07:18 PM..
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