bare-root

American  

[bair-root, -root] / ˈbɛərˌrut, -ˌrʊt /

adjective

Horticulture.

1. of or relating to a tree or shrub prepared for transplanting by having all or most of the soil removed from about its roots.

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Example Sentences

A great place to read about and order disease-free bare-root apples is at raintreenursery.com.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2023

But fall, when bare-root peonies are sold, is decision time.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

The least showy stars of early shopping may be the edible ones, like asparagus, that are often sold bare-root.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2021

Potted, bare-root and exotic plants are available too, but the emphasis is on socializing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2020

In planting bare-root trees regardless of the time of the year they should be rather severely cut back immediately after transplanting to prevent such drying out and dying back of the wood.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association