root ball
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Definition of root ball
: the compact mass of roots and soil formed by a plant especially in a container
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Water the root balls of new plantings as needed to keep the soil moist. 50. — Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "April in the garden," 31 Mar. 2018 Your small trees could be grown one more year in a container of suitable size for their root balls and then set in the ground in the future. — Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "All mulches do the same things," 5 May 2018 Evergreen trees, when watered with a sprinkler, can shed water away from the root ball. — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Missed the spring planting season? It's not too late to plant.," 2 July 2018 New trees, shrubs and ground covers can be planted; do keep the root balls moist. — Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "July in the garden," 30 June 2018 Move it around the trunk so the whole root ball is moistened. — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, "What does scorching heat mean for trees and plants?," 3 July 2018 Set your garden hose to a trickle and place it over the root ball. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "How and When to Plant a Tree," 12 Mar. 2018 Dig a hole just as deep as the root ball and two or three times its width. — NOLA.com, "Japanese magnolias: How to choose, plant and care for these spring-flowering beauties," 3 Mar. 2018 And a few doors along, a tree trunk had battering-rammed another shop, filling the window socket with a van-size root ball. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, "‘I thought I was prepared’: Ellicott City business owners confront second disaster," 29 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'root ball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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