pan de tierra

English translation: root ball

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Spanish term or phrase:raíces con el pan de tierra
English translation:root ball
Entered by: Catalina Connon

11:31 Sep 12, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Forestry / Wood / Timber / plantacion
Spanish term or phrase: pan de tierra
7. Transportar los plantones hacia las diferentes zonas de la mina, seleccionadas en base al programa de reforestación. La descarga de estos, deben acomodarse en el terreno para evitar su deterioro.
8. Trasladar los plantones hacia los hoyos.
9. Para la plantación se abrirá el hoyo con zapapico, a una profundidad que solo cubra las raíces con el pan de tierra.

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Lavinia Pirlog
Romania
Local time: 08:09
root ball
Explanation:
"Root ball" is "raíces con el pan de tierra" in this case.
The hole should only be deep enough to cover the root ball.

Root Ball
The network of roots and the soil clinging to them when a plant is lifted from the soil or removed from a container is called its root ball.
http://en.mimi.hu/gardening/root_ball.html

Roots ball: roots and the soil that is attached to them that you see when you lift a plant from a container or the ground.
http://davesgarden.com/terms/go/747/

Place the intact root ball in the hole. Trees should be planted so that the ... Cut the twine from the root ball and peel back the burlap and any metal ...
www.sustland.umn.edu/implement/planting_trees.html - 9k -



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Catalina Connon
Argentina
Local time: 02:09
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4 +2root ball
Catalina Connon
4a dusting of soil...
muitoprazer (X)


  

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a dusting of soil...


Explanation:
in this context.

muitoprazer (X)
Local time: 06:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
root ball


Explanation:
"Root ball" is "raíces con el pan de tierra" in this case.
The hole should only be deep enough to cover the root ball.

Root Ball
The network of roots and the soil clinging to them when a plant is lifted from the soil or removed from a container is called its root ball.
http://en.mimi.hu/gardening/root_ball.html

Roots ball: roots and the soil that is attached to them that you see when you lift a plant from a container or the ground.
http://davesgarden.com/terms/go/747/

Place the intact root ball in the hole. Trees should be planted so that the ... Cut the twine from the root ball and peel back the burlap and any metal ...
www.sustland.umn.edu/implement/planting_trees.html - 9k -





Catalina Connon
Argentina
Local time: 02:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Bàrbara Planas, Ph.D.
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