Root Pruning Bag

Here at Amherst Nurseries we grow over 30 varieties of trees in Root Pruning Bags.

Root Pruning Bags are an alternative to traditional grown balled and burlapped trees.  

Root Pruning Bags Offer Several Advantages

1.) Fibrous Root System

-Root Pruning Bags promote fibrous, non-circling, horizontally branched root systems.

2.) Concentrated, Lighter Weight Root Ball

-Take up half the space of a traditional ball and burlapped tree during shipping.

-Can easily be moved by 2 people

3.) Reduced Transplant Shock

- 90% of root system remains intact after digging

4.) Long Season of Availability

-Root Pruning Bags can be dug from early spring through late fall  

5.) Help with Soil Conservation Efforts at the Nursery

-Root Pruning Bags also help us to conserve our native field soil.  We fill the bags with a nursery potting mix before planting them in the field.  Therefore, we do not lose any of our native field soil when we dig the bags and sell the trees.