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One year later

lateral roots growing radially

Here is the tree 10 months after it was shifted to this one gallon container. Note that roots are growing laterally and vertically. This is a nice balanced root system that should have the capacity to adapt to urban landscapes. Research in underway to test this (April 2010). See below for a top view of this root system.

top view of root system