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Started by digging two holes halfway, filling them with water to loosen up the dirt, and then letting them soak overnight.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Flora"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/1-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12471,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/04\/17\/pine-tree-transplant\/","url_meta":{"origin":12913,"position":2},"title":"Pine Tree Transplant","date":"April 17, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"What should have been a relatively easy job turned into quite the task as we transplanted a pine tree that was cohabiting a large barrel pot with another tree. I waited too long to start this and their roots were impossibly intertwined. 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