Perhaps you've heard conflicting pieces of advice when it comes to what to do about the burlap on balled and burlapped trees and shrubs. Burlap is that coarse material nurseries use to wrap around the root balls of trees and shrubs, so that the customer can transport the plants home without damaging the roots and getting dirt all over the place. But what you may not realize is that there are different types of burlap....
If you watch landscaping shows on TV, you may have viewed professionals setting balled and burlapped trees and shrubs right into the ground, without removing the burlap. This is OK, under some circumstances; but you have to know what you're doing. Specifically, you have to be able to distinguish between the different types of burlap. Click the link to see how BuckeyeGardening.com draws a distinction between 3 different types of burlap. This information will at least make you knowledgeable enough so that, when you're buying balled and burlapped plants from a nursery, you'll know enough to ask about the kind of burlap they've used to contain your precious root ball.
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