Poor Planting Practices and Post-planting Care

For information on tree planting, please see the articles "Community Tree Planting and Care Guide" and "Tree Planting Basics" from Iowa State University's Department of Horticulture.

Image of coiled roots on a pine tree — Coiled roots on a pine tree. This pine was planted with coiling roots that could never grow out of the original root ball.

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