Darryl

This is a beautiful mature specimen – you’re very fortunate!

I think part of the appeal is the exposed roots – it’s very bonsai-like! If you lift the entire plant out of its pot, you can check if the roots are root-bound (I think they probably are). If so, you can repot into a slightly larger pot – maybe just 2-3″ inches larger in diameter from the current pot. When you repot, be sure you gently loosen some of the roots – don’t worry about breaking a few roots here and there. The usual potting soil will do: peat moss and perlite.

While you’re at it, you may want to prune back some of the branches to get the overall shape more tidy. If you’re scared about pruning, just cut back one of the growing tips and watch how it grows back over the next few weeks. Once you’ve seen how it will grow, then you can go ahead and cut back a few others – if you do this in a staggered fashion, then you won’t have an awkward leafless stump.

Good luck and please let me know how it goes!