anttal63

With all trees at this age best to bare root them when doing root work. Eliminate all the crap and select and nurture the good. By the end of it I will of gotten rid of 90 percent of the roots. Keep in mind there is no branches or canopy developed that need the support of all these roots, only a trunk. There is not much that slows down an ash, come spring this tree will jump straight back into top gear and grow like crazy.

I start by cutting half the root ball away then with a chopstick, scratch and untangle at the bottom of the remaining root ball from the centre out, working my way up to the top but not all the way. Scratching at the sides of the root ball also helps untangle. No scratching from the top therefore no damage to a potential nebari. For this you need high pressure water. Because i have removed so much of the bottom the water blasts through very quickly leaving you a clean and clear result. Here check it out.

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