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Root defects from planting too deeply
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Planting too deeply can result in root defects in the landscape. Click through the photographs below to view details. Deep planting can stress and kill trees and cause health-looking trees to fall over.
See: root growth from properly planted and 12 inches too deep.
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developing surface roots from deep planting |
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more advanced defects |
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serious stem girdling roots |
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close-up of girdling roots |
