Repot and new home for this one. It really makes me hate squirrels even more when I look at this one. If you did not see the thread, a squirrel dropped a green pine cone on this one knocking it off the perch and causing it to land upside down, removing the entire apex branch. I have a new shoot growing at the right place to replace it, but it will be a few years before it gets there. Oh, the pines are going to be removed in April and I have killed/ trapped and relocated over 40 squirrels since this happened. It is a loosing battle, as they are always replaced by newcomers.
Here it is today, with a new cascade pot that I got in a FB auction. I tend to gravitate to the brown unglazed ones, I just think they look better on the azaleas.
Look at all of these roots. I tend to differ on opinions about what azaleas need to grow. You don't need akadama, kanuma, or any other magical soil component for Japan. This was grown in a mixture of pumice, lava, and fir bark, oh, and maybe a little turface thrown in for good luck.
The root mass all trimmed up. I like to cut small wedges out on some of them just to refresh the main structure. I will cut different ones out next year.
Potted and mossed up in its new home:
It is loaded with buds and should put on a good show, just hate it will only half a show---f-ing squirrels!