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Fabric Gro-bag root balls compared to field grown

Fabric gro-bag grown

root ball from tree grown in fabric container

Root balls on trees grown in fabric containers are smaller than on trees grown directly in field soil without fabric but they contain the same amount of roots.

Field grown

root ball from field grown tree

Root balls on field grown trees are larger but contain the same amount of roots as those in fabric containers.