The root of a blade is always stalled (too little airpseed and no workable aerofoil cross-section....
BI - I assume you are taking about the inboard section where there is no actual aerofoil and not the inner part of the blade itself where, at least on the advancing side, there is both speed and an aerofoil section.
I have only ever heard reference to the root of the blade in P of F terms as only including the parts where the aerofoil section exists but then I am just an ex-mil QHI who doesn't lecture internationally........