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Root ball not pruned

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root ball that has not been pruned

Here is a root ball from an oak that has not been root pruned. Compare it to the next photo of an oak that was regularly root pruned when in the nursery. (Note the poor quality of the root system due to the circling roots close to the trunk. These roots originated from the #1 container used as liner stock.)