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Closeup of unpruned tree

There were many large diameter sinker roots under the trunk on trees that were not root pruned and on trees that were root pruned with a hand spade. This photo represents what trees from both treatments looked like. Click to the next photo for a view of a tree that was pruned with fabric.

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