When roots hit the sidewall of the Jackpot, air-root pruning causes them to branch and become feeder roots, maximizing the plant's ability to uptake water and nutrition, resulting in superior growth!
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Even large roots (species dependent) will be affected by the phenomena of air root pruning when it makes contact with the sidewall of the Jackpot, which by design allows a minimum of 100 cfm per square foot of airflow
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Palm root reaction to the JackPot sidewall tends to force the growth downward rather than in a spiral
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