CO5.5 Rootballed conifers

root system - root protection - bare root conifers - cell grown conifers - rootballed conifers - container grown conifers

Field grown conifers are usually supplied with a rootball. Rootballs must be firm and solid and the roots must penetrate the whole ball. They must be enclosed in hessian (burlap). The size of the rootball must be appropriate for the species/cultivar and its age and growth rates under the cultural and soil conditions within which it is growing. The root ball must be free of perennial weeds.

The following sizes can act as a guide:

ROOTBALLED CONIFER (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Stardust', 80-100)

Diameter

3x girth at the root collar

Typical conifer

3x girth at 1 metre

Standard form

For Specimen conifers the rootball will be additionally protected with ungalvanised wire netting, wire basket, spring ring, root control bag, tree cradle or custom built container. All materials used to support rootballs must decompose within eighteen months of planting and not constrict the continuing growth of the plant.

Field grown conifers are usually supplied with a rootball. Rootballs must be firm and solid and the roots must penetrate the whole ball. They must be enclosed in hessian (burlap). The size of the rootball must be appropriate for the species/cultivar and its age and growth rates under the cultural and soil conditions within which it is growing. The root ball must be free of perennial weeds. The following sizes can act as a guide:		ROOTBALLED CONIFER (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Stardust', 80-100)
Diameter
3x girth at the root collar	Typical conifer
3x girth at 1 metre	Standard form

For Specimen conifers the rootball will be additionally protected with ungalvanised wire netting, wire basket, spring ring, root control bag, tree cradle or custom built container. All materials used to support rootballs must decompose within eighteen months of planting and not constrict the continuing growth of the plant.