True. Countless trees die when people pile mulch up under the base. Never
cover the flare of a tree and mulch is best served at the drip line which is
where the fibrous roots are, not at the base where the tree has anchor roots
(which rot when mulched too heavily and close to the flare).


On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 18:09:18 GMT, "David Emerling"
opined:

Hopefully somebody in this newsgroup is knowledgeable in this area.

Isn't it true, that there is little value in piling mulch around the base of
large, established trees. I understand the practice when a tree is much
smaller and newly planted.

I appreciate that some people like the aesthetics of placing mulch around
their trees, but if the tree is 8-inches in diameter it is likely that the
root structure is so widespread that a pile of mulch around its base
provides little benefit.

True of False?