Why should I plant a container grown plant instead of a larger ball and burlap plant?
A container plant will grow much quicker with little or no chance of
transplant shock. Also container plants can be safely planted all year
long. See answer question 2
Explanation: A ball and burlap plant is a plant that was grown in the
ground for a number of years and then dug and the root ball is then
wraped in burlap. The advantage is that a plant can be grown much
faster and less expensively in the ground. The problem is, especially
with shallow rooted plants like Japanese Maples, that when the plant is
dug out of the ground up to ninety percent of the small feeder roots
are lost. These roots can take years to reform once the plant is
replanted in the ground, making growth very slow for several years.