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One year later

maple tree 10 months after placed in 1 gallon container

Here is the tree 10 months after it was shifted to this one gallon container. Note that all main roots are growing down at the position of the propagation container. This placed most root tips at the bottom of the container. Several roots grew up toward the surface after shifting into this one gallon container. This root system does not resemble a normal natural root system.