Ah, that makes a lot of sense! Thanks for the information and the email address. It was in about a 7 inch shallow pot, so I would hesitate to say it was a gallon size. After many hours off and on today, I finally got it loosened and repotted. Whew... My hesitation was due to my only other Cymbidium dying shortly after I had repotted it because I broke off so many roots and it never recovered.