ROOT-BOUND

{adj.} 1. Having a limited amount of space for root growth. * /After seven or eight years day lilies become root-bound and will not bloom well unless they are divided./ 2. Liking the familiar place where you live and not wanting to go away from it; having a sentimental attachment to one place. * /Mr. Jones has lived in Connecticut all his life. He is too root-bound to consider moving to another state./