Joe Doe wrote:
When you have any container grown plant, this is a possibility and since
you just bought yours you should check to make sure they do not have the
problem and cut away roots that appear to circling the container so as to
stop the problem now (before it is too late).

You should *always* rough up the roots before planting anything in the ground
(or even re-potting).

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Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv