So Many Reasons to LOVE Container Shrubs and Trees

Montale is a container nursery. What does ‘container nursery’ mean, exactly? 
It means that we grow our plants in POTS.
Our shrubs and ornamental trees are not field grown – meaning dug out of the field, then balled and burlapped (B & B).  Our plants’ lives are started and finished in their containers, and that is the way you purchase them.
Benefits of container grown plants

• A substantial root system develops first - tops are important, but are second priority.

• It’s all about the root system when you are producing a plant. The container is its own mini-nursery for that plant to grow strong roots in, so that its foundation is sturdy when it’s time to plant it.

 

• Our pots are not smooth-sided, but have vertical grooves.

• The grooves on the sides of the pot direct the roots to grow down the sides and toward the drainage holes, encouraging rooting and root mass.

 

• You get all the roots the plant ever grew.

• No roots are lost in the process of digging the plant out of a field. Everything the plant had from the beginning is right there.

 

• Container plants receive and drain water more easily than B & B plants.

• They also benefit from a good dose of slow-release fertilizer, which is contained in the pot, and continues to keep the plant strong and healthy.

 

• Containers are easy to transport, handle and plant.

• Just grab the edges of the pots and go!

 

• Containers made of plastic are recyclable.

• It matters to respect the earth, so recycle them on your own, or return them to us.

 

• Transplant shock is reduced or eliminated.
• Less concern about returning to the site to solve problems later.

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