balled-and-burlapped

American

[bawld-n-bur-lapt] / ˈbɔld nˈbɜr læpt /

adjective

Horticulture.

of or relating to a tree, shrub, or other plant prepared for transplanting by allowing the roots to remain covered by a ball of soil around which canvas or burlap is tied.

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Q: Last year we bought a balled-and-burlapped tree to use at Christmas, but it surprised us by dying soon after we planted it.

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