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The roots of bare-root strawberry transplants may be trimmed to facilitate planting, but should never be shorter than 4 inches.

Bare-root transplants next to a ruler with roots trimmed to be more than 4 inches long. Credit: Kirk D. Larson — Credit: Kirk D. Larson

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