When the plants roots have filled an area where they are contained, and can no longer function to their capacity. root gall:

A condition of the roots when they have grown too large for a container. Roots of a container grown plant should always be loosened before planting in the ground or in a new pot to encourage the roots [..]

Roots stifled or inhibited from normal growth, by the confines of a container.

As plants growing in containers mature, developing roots may eventually run out of space. If this happens, the roots will try to escape out any drain holes in the container, resulting in a root mass i [..]

A plant that has been in a pot a long time may have roots that circle around the edges of the pot.  These roots may not grow out into the soil.  To encourage good root growth cut or break up the roots [..]

growing a plant in the same container too long forcing the roots to become tangled and grow in circles; roots must be carefully loosened when repotted

sometimes called Pot Bound. When a plant has been left too long in too small a pot, the developing roots run out of space and will grow in overlapping circles following the inner walls of the pot. Thi [..]

When a plant has been left is a pot too long, the roots become tangled and matted and grow in circles. Be sure to loosen the roots before planting so they can grow into the soil. Tease the roots apart [..]

A plant that has been in a pot a long time may have roots that circle around the edges of the pot. These roots may not grow out into the soil. To encourage good root growth cut or break up the roots to separate them.

A condition where a plant or seedling's roots have grown compacted and entwined in the pot and has no room to grow. This condition results in stunting the plants growth and potential. The s [..]

                        A plant that has been in a pot a long time may have roots that circle around the edges of the pot. These roots may not grow out into the soil. To encourage good root growth cut or break up the roots to separate them.

 When the plants roots have filled an area where they are contained, and can no longer function to their capacity.

A plant never removed from its pot whose roots have become tangled. The roots must be carefully loosened when repotted.

A plant is considered to root bound when normal root growth is stifled or inhibited by the confines of a container or some naturally occurring structure or landform.