Let it go dormant outside not in the basement,and after going dormant you put it there.As for pruning better done in spring(End of March)than now.Then,Take it out of pot and cut off all the encircling roots ,for next spring ,also thin abot a third of tree and cut it about three foot tall in the Spring.Change the poting soil,when out,take all the cuttings and put it in a new pot and try to grow new trees as insurance if the old dyes.Hope this will help!!!!

You have to up size your pot slowly to get the fibrous roots you want by the time your tree in in its final pot regardless of your soil mix. The 5-1-1 mix Is the best mix for tree root health regardless of how big the pot is for any size tree. It is also the citrus trees best friend. You can't go wrong. My tree are all going in ground outside so I don't want a fibrous root structure . I want a spreading root structure. That is why I went from a 1 gallon container to a 5 gallon and to a 30 gallon and into the ground. By up-potting in small jumps you will have a fibrous root system that will let you lift the tree out of its pot and clip any root/roots that are wrapping up until you need to up-size to a larger pot. Let Mike add more. He has 10 years more experience than I. My goal was to make my trees grow like a weed from very small to too big to handle in one year instead of 3 years as most do. I used bucket lights and a hot/light box to achieve this. Most citrus'er find it's to much hassle. It did jump me from seed sprouts to 9-12 feet of linear twig growth per tree in the first year. 1 year old Sweetlee tangerine tree from seed sprout in bucket lights then grow box over winter. Inside the buckets with a bucket light over head. The grow box came next What I did wrong for potted citrus. 1) I up sized the containers way to fast with to big of jump in pot size regardless of mix. 2) My soil mix is very very heavy that requires vacuuming excess water and aerating often. 3) Grew trees from seed when I should have bought grafted trees I was wanting. What I did different was the strange lighting systems that jumped me forward 3 years of growth in one year. Click the link below for picture of my lighting set ups to see if any thing would apply to you situation. Steve Here is a link that might be useful: http://s1094.photobucket.com/user/wreristhechimney/library/sunshine2013

First, I doubt you have a Bloodgood - the leaves are far too small/lobes too narrow, even on a young tree, for that cultivar. There are a lot JM's being sold as Bloodgood that are just seedling trees. That could account for the leaf aberration as well as the coloring. Bloogood is a very deep wine red color, although it can bronze up or lose some of its redness in full sun in hotter climates. But it should never have distinctly green leaves like what is showing in your photo. And no, it will not produce any more new leaves now. It is fall and the tree will be entering dormancy soon and dropping what remaining leaves it has. I hope you didn't pay much for it :-) It is in bad shape, suffered some serious drought stress and looks like it has some tip dieback as a result.....not to mention a good likelihood of labeling issues. Just get it planted and hope for the best in spring. btw, if you have more questions, it is advisable to start your own thread rather than tacking on to an old, stale one. And there is forum dedicated specifically to maples as well that will give you very precise JM advice.

Before I first planted those ornamental sweet potato vines (earlier this year, back when it was in the smaller pot) I did have a layer of regular mulch. I think the bag said "Shredded Texas Hardwood Mulch" or something like that. I had a layer about two inches deep. The reason I removed it was because it compacted, dried out, and got rock hard, to the point where it was repelling water. When I would water the plumeria (about every 2-3 days) the water would roll off the mulch and just run down the inside wall of the pot. I even checked by sticking my finger several inches down into the soil and it wouldn't be wet. Hence my reasoning for removing it and using the sweet potato vines instead. Maybe I just chose the wrong kind of mulch? I'm not against taking out the vines, but what should I use instead?