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Finished 2.7" caliper trees with severe defects

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Finished 2.7 inch caliper red maple (above) and elm (below) showing main structural roots buried deep in the root ball. Top most root was placed 3 inches deep when liner was planted into the #3 container. When subsequently potted into the #15 container the top of the root ball was placed another 3 inches deep. The finished #15 container was planted even with substrate into #45 container. Tree caliper:container size ratio conformed to ANSI Z60.1 nursery stock standards.

tree with circling roots