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    Root Collar Excavation

    I swapper her out for a Miho that has much better root structure. Problem solved!
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    Root Collar Excavation

    Would you say definitively that this is a grafted tree? Sent from my 0PJA2 using Tapatalk
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    Root Collar Excavation

    The grafting doesn't bother me, if that's the case. I'm just worried that the first buttress root I uncovered does a hard 180 and lays back against this trunk bulge. Looks like it could girdle the tree down the road. Wondering if I should cut my losses and try to exchange before planting. I got...
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    Root Collar Excavation

    Hi guys, I'm curious whether fruit trees have any differences in root collar / flare excavation, compared to shade trees. I just picked up a Seto Satsuma Orange yesterday. I'm not sure what the likelihood of it being a clone is; or if the changes anything compared to a non-clone. I should have...
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    Root Collar Excavation

    I think I have it about wrapped up. Just going to dust a little more compost on top and a healthy layer of mulch. Thanks for all the advice guys, I really appreciate it!
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    Root Collar Excavation

    Okay, I went a little deeper this morning using compressed air to assist. It looks like I finally found some buttress roots! I'm hoping that the light "dings" I put in the roots aren't too bad. There were definitely some smaller roots circling the crown that could have girdled it later in life...
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    Root Collar Excavation

    I found the flare a couple inches down. Planting height looks good. There is definitely some confusion in these roots. I'm going to read through that material before I go further. The root on the left takes a hard right turn and goes behind the tree (not down). These aren't the buttress roots...
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    Root Collar Excavation

    Interestingly one of those says this, "Removing soil must be done with caution, to ensure that fine roots are not exposed."
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    Root Collar Excavation

    Are they just a result of being container grown? Do you know of any write ups on that type of work? I don't want to cause excessive damage.
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    Root Collar Excavation

    Hi guys, I just planted a Monterrey Oak and it doesn't have much visible root flare. It was in a 30gal container and is maybe 9 ft tall. I would have already excavated, but there is a fairly dense mesh of fine roots all the way up to the soil surface. Should that be excavated away, or left...
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