What do you do when you’ve got a slow growing, boring tree in a large pot it doesn’t justify? Repot it, of course.
The culprit:
Verdict: guilty.
Sentence: eviction.
As I thought, the root system just didn’t need all that space.
Salvaging the best of the old moss layer to produce a finished product:
I’m hoping the better soil mix will allow for more growth. But I may be dreaming.