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

If you can add a fruit tree or berry bush to your yard or patio, February and early March are the time to do it because nurseries are full of bare-root fruit varieties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2022

Years ago, saplings used to be cleaned of all soil after digging and were shipped bare-root.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2017

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