A: A plant with significant leaf growth but very small root plug; B: plants with crowns not visible and not well-developed roots.

Figure 1-9. Examples of plug plants that should not be transplanted. A: A very poorly developed root system of a plug plant. This plant will not perform in the field. B: Plug plants with poor root ball and crowns set too deep in the substrate. These plants will also perform poorly in the field if planted.