Tap roots on woody plants - fragile or not?

[eArthur (Arthur Wierzchos)]

@malterod

I would question your assumption about the tap root. On what basis do you believe it makes any significant change to not damage the tap root?

Well, admittedly, it is not from looking a research papers. It is more based on what I have heard from other “experts” who might very well be repeating bad information. I could definitely be wrong about it. However, in my own practice, I do still prefer to move away from common nursery methods, such as potting, repotting, and transplanting, which for me intuitively do cause stress for a plant. I totally get that for adaptive practices these methods might help us move in the directions we seek, though.