Caudiciforms, pachycaul trees and succulents can be root pruned drastically. You just have to carefully re-establish them. here's a few examples Adenia glauca, 3inches of the base was removed so it would fit into this shallow pot Corallocarpus welwitschii, this was in the growing bed for years and all root were removed before potting into this 4in container Trichodiadema bulbosum, majority of feeder roots removed then staged Adenia aciculata, rerooted after base rot then staged Operculycaria decaryi, 90% of the root mass removed. Link below is of my friends Adenium that was heavily root pruned Here is a link that might be useful: Adenia obesum

So the infamously lengthy Canadian winter has finally come to an end. As a first year succulent grower, I'm happy to report that most of my plants made it quite nicely, with one casualty of the moon cactus, which slowly shrunk and turned black, and eventually died. I watered it like how I water most of my plants, so I'm guessing it is true when people say they don't last long usually. Anyways, I decided to post pictures of my plants in a few separate posts because otherwise it would be super long, so people can choose what they like to read :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First up is my mesembs "collection". Started with one flowering Lithops last year, slowly I acquired quite a few of these interesting mimicry plants. At first I was worried how they'd fair at my apartment windowsill that gets very little direct sun, but with the help of plant light, I think most of them are quite happy so far. The Pleiospilos nelii "Royal Flush" has been pretty nice to me so far. Flowered in July, and started regenerating slowly in November. I haven't watered it for almost 4 months now, it's really quite fascinating how these plants work. With this rate I think it will done refreshing its new leaves in maybe late May? Fenestraria "Baby Toes" didn't do much since I got them, there were a few small buds that formed near the base but none of them bloomed. A few cracked leaves too, watering these definitely need some practice. I only water lightly when they become soft and wrinkly now. The Argyroderma crateriforme also hasn't done much. I finally mastered its watering schedule too, which is not on schedule, haha. Same as the baby toes, I water it when it shows wrinkle. It also didn't bloom yet, and not regenerating either, which I would love to see since that's the only way to get rid of those ill-looking crack marks. Faucaria tigrina "Tiger's Jaw" flowered twice in October, and now looking not-the-best.. And last but not least: Lithops! These 1-year-old seedlings from Germany have been doing well mostly. Most has regenerated once and some are starting. The L. pseudotruncatella is hard to read (the tiny white one in the centre), it looks like it's trying to regenerate but is also drying up... I hope it will make it. My adult Lithops pot is doing alright too, I mean not much has happened but no casualties so far! A few is showing signs of regeneration but some of them literally looks the same. They also have not received water since November, the process seems to be quite slow, they are right next to the window so the cold temperature is also provided, I wonder what will make them decide to shed their old clothes once and for all.

Normal for the outer leaf to shed like that It's the inner head that will develop. In a sense the older head holds ample moisture to carry the new head into growth.

bunkfree, thanks. I am often surprised by the decent photos that can sometimes be shot with a phone camera. All the aspects of light, angle, composition, etc. still apply. It's just that stinking wide angle lens that's the limiting factor, aside from macros. I'd like to give advice on that but would feel weird about it. Photography and plants are such a great combination. Austin, that is a nice photo.