What's Different?

Specimen Trees Grown in Fabric Bags

Meyer Nursery Specimen Trees are grown in fabric bags in the ground. The Smart-Pot-In-Ground® is a non-woven polypropylene fabric container for the growing of plants in the ground. This type of container has many advantages over ball and burlap (B&B) plant material.

Root System Advantages:

Specimen Trees in the
Field in Fabric Bags
• The fabric bag contains most feeder roots.
• Roots do not circle.
• Abundant secondary root branching.
• 80% or more of the root system is harvested when dug.

Shipping Advantages:

• We can dig most material year around, unlike standard B&B material.
• Smaller root ball size equates to less weight to ship.
• Nearly twice the number of trees can be hauled in the same space as B&B.

Specimen Tree Quality:

• Better, healthier root system in a smaller, lighter weight root ball.
• Ease of handling, and transplanting with lighter weight root ball requiring less equipment and manpower.
• Fabric is tougher then burlap and will not rot when the plant is held.
• Better root structure provides for faster establishment in a box or in the ground when transplanted.
• Soil mix more closely resembles customer's heavier soils for better, quicker establishment.

Autumn Flame® in
the Specimen Field

Meyer Nursery grows 1 ¾" to 3 ½" Specimen Trees in 21" Smart-Pots-In-Ground® for your growing, and transplanting needs.

NOTE: Please remember the In-Ground Smart Pot® is a non-woven polypropylene fabric container and must be removed for planting along with the wire basket.

You can find more information about fabric bags at High Caliper Smart Growing Systems: www.treebag.com.