uitgeplante

Uitgeplante is a Dutch adjective formed from the verb uitplanten, meaning to plant out. It describes plants or plantings that have already been moved from a nursery, greenhouse, or container to their final outdoor location. As an attributive adjective it is typically used before a noun, for example uitgeplante bomen (trees that have been transplanted) or een uitgeplante struik (a transplanted shrub). The predicative form is used with a finite verb, as in de bomen zijn uitgeplant, to express that the action has been completed.

In horticulture and agriculture, uitgeplante plants are those that have passed the nursery stage and have been established in the field, garden bed, or orchard. The process of uitplanten usually involves selecting appropriate stock, preparing soil, choosing correct spacing and depth, and sometimes protecting young plants from frost, pests, or wind. The timing of uitplanten depends on climate, species, and local growing conditions, with spring and autumn being common windows in many temperate regions.

Etymology and related terms: uitgeplante is the attributive form of the past participle uitgeplant, derived from uitplanten, which combines uit- (out) with planten (to plant). Related concepts include uitplanting (the act of planting out) and terms for other planting stages, such as potting up or transplanting between containers. In usage, uitgeplante is predominantly found in horticultural writing, gardening guides, and agricultural documentation to specify stock that has completed the transfer from nursery to outdoor growth.