Root Ready Trees

Why You Should Buy Our “Root Ready” Trees

healthy root system at Urban Forest Nursery
  1. Grown in the ground in fabric grow bags (High Caliper Growing System), our trees have the most prolific and dense root system per square inch of root ball. 
  2. Tree establishment and growth are faster and more successful because of the dense root system developed in the High Caliper Bag.
  3. Most are “Root Ready” to plant with few if any circling roots.
  4. Most of our trees have branch structure that starts around 5 feet above grade, so corrective pruning is minimal.
  5. Trees are continually pruned to maintain a single leader and even branching.
  6. Root-balls in fabric grow bags are relatively smaller so you can ship more at a time.
  7. Smaller root balls are easier to lift, move about, and plant without using heavy equipment.
  8. High Caliper Fabric grow bag rootballs are more solid, and can be moved, and stored more successfully for longer periods before planting.
  9. Digging and preparing fabric grow bag grown trees for customers is relatively faster than B&B dug trees so time between your request to pickup is shorter.

What are “Root Ready” Trees?

Tree at Urban Forest Nursery gettting loaded with special attachement

“Root Ready” trees are trees grown so that little if any root cutting or manipulation is required upon installation. “Root Ready” trees saves time for the planter and helps trees to establish and grow more quickly.  Most, but not all trees that we grow in fabric grow bags are “Root Ready”.  Not all are “Root Ready” yet because the roots of different tree species react differently to different fabrics. At this time, we have found the High Caliper Root Control bag to be the most reliable for developing a dense root system with few in any circling roots We are on a mission to better identify the best fabrics for the different tree species that we are growing so that all of our trees are “Root Ready”.  Your feedback is always appreciated.