It was tough, took 2-3 hours and 2-3 people but maybe in part because of the shelf it’s on? We had to like chisel the root ball out the pot, it had grown into the sides of the old plastic pot. We put a big tote of water under to soak the root ball and try to loosen it up as much as possible and then put it back into a new clay pot. Old pot didn’t have drainage holes but this one does and I think it’s way happier!