rootball
Transplant's soil core
The rootball is the mass of roots and surrounding soil that forms at the base of a plant.
When transplanting, you dig up or slide out the entire rootball to minimize damage: Gently loosen the rootball before placing it in the new hole.
Container plants develop rootballs shaped by their pots; trees and shrubs in the ground have larger, less defined ones.
Ground matter for planting
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- fibrousMade of threads
- radicleEmbryonic plant root
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
bulb · corm · rootbound · potbound · circling · mass · clump · bundle
Thing for storing items
- potVessel for cooking
- burlapCoarse woven fiber
- barerootPlant without soil packaging
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
shrub · specimen · stock · wholesale · retail · grading · sizing · handling
Removing earth below
- holeAbsence in matter
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- backfillReplacing excavated material
watering · establishment · shovel · spade · depth · settling · orientation · positioning
Secure harbor spot
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- secureProtected from harm
- firmnessResistance to deformation
establishment · wind resistance · settling · structural · grounding · steadiness · lodging · toppling
soil
Ground matter for planting
tuber · bulb · corm · rootbound · potbound · circling · mass · clump · bundle · container
container
Thing for storing items
sapling · shrub · specimen · stock · wholesale · retail · grading · sizing · handling · storage
digging
Removing earth below
- holeAbsence in matter
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- relocationPermanent change of residence
backfill · watering · establishment · shovel · spade · depth · settling · orientation · positioning · unwrapping
anchorage
Secure harbor spot
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- secureProtected from harm
firmness · establishment · wind resistance · settling · structural · grounding · steadiness · lodging · toppling · guy wires