Pictures are downloading as we speak. Unfortunately I seem to have encountered a problem with an outdoor, mature azalea tree on the porch. It's been living here in this exact spot win the exact pot for over a decade but now It appears something is clogging the drainage holes on the bottom and the pot is flooded with water, not waterlogged, worse, as in the tree has been sitting in water for days. it seems that is has been this way for at least a few days as the water smells stagnant. The tree has a small bit of brown leaves but it actually looks relatively okay, when considering how bad of circumstances this is... at this point it is still in water as the pot weighs at least 100lbs, solid glazed ceramic. I tried getting a long thin pole and poking down to the bottom of the pot, attempting to make a path for water to flow out of the pot, but about 3-4 inches from the bottom I encountered something rock hard that I could not penetrate. I also found when poking around with the pole that the pot may be rootbound, as I felt so many roots digging down. I am going to go try again and see if I can lift the pot. I just finished lifting the pot and got some of the water out, though it is still waterlogged soil, and upon tilting the pot over to the side a bit I found a thick bundle of roots blocking the water exit hole and they had gone all the way out of the bottom of the pot and wrapped around the area between the pavement and pot. this is going to be one helluva hacking job for me... I actually don't know how I am going to fix the situation on such a large scale. I can't get a bigger pot, these are about as big as they come and even if there is something bigger a quality one would cost hundreds, How would I do a large scale root trim on a 6 foot tall tree? It's such a big plant, I would need a forklift to get it out of that pot and putting it back in would be a disaster. Any tips?

Marie- thank you :). Yes- about 3 inches is right! I thought for a minute I raised them too much. Lol Lady- thank you!! I was surprised with the size of those caudex too under the soil! Lol. Very pleased with the potting I might add :). No, I don't know the name of the Adenium unfortunately- they were a gift :) Carol- thank you! Yes- fun to see what they're gonna look like!! Love them very much :-) Chuy

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I dont think your plant is going dormant yet Shauntavia. I suspect it is a change in environment issue. It is likely unhappy about being stuffed in a box and shipped through the mail. Hi Randy, Remember earlier this summer I posted about my desert rose and how it was growing slowly and not blooming? You advised more water and fertilizer and the plant has responded beautifully. It has doubled in size and produced a number of blooms. About three weeks ago I took it out of the pot and "raised" it to show off more of the caudex and roots. I purposefully reset it into the pot leaning over at an angle which I think gives it an interesting asymmetrical look I really enjoy.