Is trimming the taproot like topping the roots?

[Madbud]

How many growers trim roots when transplanting?

 

[Oldchucky]

Not me! But I do shake them out and fluff them up.

 

[Zill]

MB,

A typical practice when transplanting is to cut back the foliage so as to reduce the demand on the roots to account for the root damage done during any transplanting.

Zill.

 

[Madbud]

I’ve seen pictures where the tap root is considered an apical meristem similar to the top of the plant. Just a stoned thought.

 

[GNick55]

MB,

A typical practice when transplanting is to cut back the foliage so as to reduce the demand on the roots to account for the root damage done during any transplanting.

Zill.