the setting out of young trees in receptacles having closed or perforated bottoms in which they have been raised from seed or to which they have been transferred from the seed bed; a type of container planting —note 1. pots are made of various materials, e.g., peat, concrete, or tin plate; polythene pots are often termed polypots, or polybags —note 2. this method is generally used for establishing trees in semiarid regions —see container nursery, container seedling, tube plantingThis definition last updated 07/30/2008