| 11. | One is to root prune it.
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| 12. | Watering is very important during the couple of weeks or more that a plant is recovering from root pruning.
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| 13. | After root pruning, the stems need pruning to encourage fresh growth, avoid congestion, and keep the plants a manageable size.
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| 14. | If you prune in summer, give the plant plenty of sun, and if it still doesn't bloom, try root pruning.
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| 15. | My angel's trumpet ( Brugmansia spp . ), for example, gets one severe root pruning and one stem pruning every year.
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| 16. | This guarantees a yearly root pruning, which is wise with a tree, like this one, that wants to be 40 feet tall.
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| 17. | Since the trees grow in chic but restricting containers, each must be removed in November to have a quarter of its roots pruned.
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| 18. | You can prepare this year by cutting down with a sharp spade where you will be digging next year, a process called root pruning.
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| 19. | A minimum of two weeks interval between initial root pruning and transplanting is needed to allow for the development of a new fibrous root system.
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| 20. | The most foolproof way of telling whether a plant needs root pruning is to slide the root ball out of the pot and examine it.
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