Root Washing Vs Keeping Root Ball Intact

Question

There are different recommendations on planting a B&B. Some say keep the root ball in tack, don’t disturb the tiny hair roots while others recommend root washing particularly if the ball contains clay soil which clearly results in a broken root ball and loss of hair roots. What is your recommendation.

Answer 1

This article should help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/what-is-root-washing.htm