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Hi guys,
I was a bit lazy last year and did not root prune my fig trees. Some of the trees have suffered a bit because of it. They where over do.

I did root prune a few so far as I posted on here and when I did that I noticed even after regularly watering each plant that because of the compacted roots circling the top of the tubs or pots caused the middle of the root ball to be completely dry on the 5 I did. The water was just running down the sides of the pot and the out the bottom drain holes. That meant my other trees where not getting the water they needed as well.

I don't recall if I saw it mentioned here but I did remember the item. I search on line until I found one for sale. I had no idea what it was called. Its nothing more than a long metal tube with a very small hole in the bottom. It has a "T" handle on top and a place to hook up the water hose.

I was impressed when I used it. Without turning the water on very high you place it on top of the soil in the pot then just lean on it a bit. Let the water do the work for you. If you hit a thick root just pull it out and move it over a bit. It waters the plant from the bottom or middle of the root ball upwards. I just finishing watering my pots this morning using it. The instructions tell you to only push it down anywhere from 8 to 16 inches depending on the plant and it's size. I took a few photos to show you the item.
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That's awesome, do you have the link to where you bought it?
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Hi Tami.
I looked into my ebay account and I  see that I did purchase it from them. The box it came in was labeled Amazon. This should be the address that will take you to the item. If you look further you may find one a bit cheaper.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321177637173?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Good luck
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Awesome! Thank you so much. I would love to have one for my in ground trees. Drought has been on and I want to make sure the roots are getting wet.
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I find it interesting how you say the roots circle the top of the container/root ball. This is a classic example of how plants vary their growth in different climates. Given the rain you get on the east coast the bottom of the container must stay fairly wet and the tree or excess water limits root growth there. In the dry Colorado air and intense sun, I get roots at the top, but the bottom of the pot is always where the dense circling will occur it left long enough.
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Nice trees pezzuti
How old are they and what is the size of pots? are they SIPS?
thanks
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Btw i am working on how to develop a system that will negate the need for root pruning in pots forever ...  
 if so we can grow figs on minimal space with maximum yield never heard of without all the effort needed.
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That's awesome. Where did you find that orange tub? I got blue ones like it at Lowe's, but I love the orange.
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It is cheaper on Amazon and the shipping is free if you are Prime.
Yard Butler WST-1 Tree Watering Tool Deep Root Irrigator
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Yard%20Butler%20WST-1%20Tree%20Watering%20Tool%20Deep%20Root%20Irrigator
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Posted Reply with quote  #10 
There you go Lou.
Been talking about something similar on forum for long time for those with summer root bound plants.
This one has 4 holes for the water stream 2 shown on one side.

Bought in the 90s when i had planted regular trees on property and used it at the time , one can unscrew top cap and add fertilizer as well.

Made by Ross .

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These were popular in days gone by for deep watering trees that were planted in or near lawn areas, and such, where you couldn't water enough for the tgrees needs, without overwatering the plants on the surface.
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