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taproot

In botany, a single, robust, main root that is derived from the embryonic root, or radicle, and grows vertically downwards, often to considerable depth. Taproots are often modified for food storage and are common in biennial plants such as the carrot Daucus carota, where they act as perennating organs.
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That way it will produce new roots that grow out into the organic matter, so that it forms a new, stronger rootball, which will compensate if you snap the tap root when you lift the shrub out.
A MOVING EXPERIENCE by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
That way it will produce new roots which grow out into the organic matter, so that it forms a new, stronger rootball which will compensate if you snap the tap root when you lift the shrub out.
Hannah Stephenson by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
This will result in a long tap root all curled up in the pot.
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