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Thanks Mario_1!!!

Thank you so much Mario_1. Sent me a little neri fig tree but the thing is should I find some way to keep the roots moist or should I just repot the plant because the roots have grow out of the pot and i dont know if I should report now because the tree might go into trasplant Shock because it has nor more leaves to provide it energy. Should I trim the roots? Also got a bunch of cuttings.

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I would trim the roots but that's how I would do it with my other trees & plants.  Not sure what the fig connoisseurs here would say.

It is ok to move it to a larger pot now.  It will slowly grow some more roots.  If you can feed the long roots back into the pot and save them, OK, but don't sweat it, it will grow new roots to replace those if they break off.  If you are going to keep it cool and dormant over the winter, be sure to provide some occasional water, just enough to keep it barely moist. 

Good luck with it!

Okay will do guys but what is barely moist? Like how often should I water it?

Can't really say how often because it depends on how fast it drains since there is a big degree of difference between potting mixes, and environmental conditions which will affect how often you must water it.  You are going to have to check it with your hands to see.  The basic idea is to have enough moisture in the soil so that the roots don't dry out.  You don't want the roots sitting in a soaked environment or it will kill the plant. Just make sure it is not wet and not dry... a little moist. Sometimes it is like once a month in the winter, but you just got to check it to be sure.

Okay thanks

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