Root growth in a field nursery

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Roots will extend twice to three times the edge of the branch tips on many trees unless manipulated by cultural practices. Root growth can be manipulated by genetics, irrigation, fertilization, and root pruning. Click through the photos below to see the impacts of these cultural practices on the quality of the root system inside the root ball of field grown trees.

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