True story

19-second video: None of this dialogue is made up.
Woman, gardening
Only an experienced gardener knows how challenging a severely root-bound plant is to ‘unroot-bound’ it before planting it.

Over-focus on the same things others under-focus on or ignore.

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Long ago a Disney landscaper, Nick (the one we hired to do our first home landscaping), taught me to, when appropriate, ‘scar’ the root bound plant.

Loosen the roots, with your hands or a tool if needed, before planting.

If you don’t set the roots free from the suffocating formation their pot-prision has prompted, the tree will act like it’s still in a small pot, even though it’s in the ground.

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By jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.