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Q.Can The Bare Root Plant Dry Out

Zone zone 9 | Anonymous added on February 18, 2022 | Answered

I bought the plant and when the plant came in the mail it had dry sawdust around the roots. If the plant roots dried out will it grow?

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on March 4, 2022

They should be kept moist till planting time. The roots were hopefully moist before the sawdust was added. This article should help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/propgen/bare-root-planting.htm

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