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Common Tree Problems
Many tree problems are associated with the following:
Troubles in the Rhizosphere http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html Unhealthy Trees from the Nursery / Improper Planting http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html and Look up "Tree Planting" http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html Improper Mulching - http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub3.html and http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/index.html Look up "Mulch" Improper Pruning http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning/ Improper Fertilization (See A Touch of Chemistry) http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. |
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Bit confused on the mulching business as it has multiple meanings. The
mulch I've seen around some smaller trees was obviously put there to keep the rif-raff out of the area. Not to promote growth of the tree. If "mulch" could do both, great. Dave "symplastless" wrote in message . .. Many tree problems are associated with the following: Troubles in the Rhizosphere http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html Unhealthy Trees from the Nursery / Improper Planting http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html and Look up "Tree Planting" http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html Improper Mulching - http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub3.html and http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/index.html Look up "Mulch" Improper Pruning http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning/ Improper Fertilization (See A Touch of Chemistry) http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. |
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Mulch can be defined as anything that facilitates the mycorrhizae.
Mycorrhiza - singular Mycorrhizae - Plural. Mycorrhizae is a composite structure or organ, that is made up of tree root tissues as well as fungus tissues. Mycorrhizae facilitate the absorption of water with essential elements dissolved in it. What I prefer top use as mulch is composted tree trimming that have gone through a chipper. Composted at least a year. NOT FRESH CHIPS. Fresh chips are chips that have living parenchyma cells and their contents (protoplasm) smeared all over the place attracting undesirables. Composted wood chips and leaves. The wood has many benefits while they break down with the help of the succession of microorganisms. Mulch should be applied at 3 - 4 inches thick. Keeping it away from the trunk flair (many people who have not dissected trees calls the flair at the base of a tree a root flair. The flair is made up of trunk tissues and not root tissues) at least 6". Mulch should be flat. If you edge the tree, do not pile the edgings back up on the mulched area. Remove it. The more soil you place on top of mulched area, the more you reduce the oxygen content below. Trees do breath and they do require oxygen in a process called respiration. That is the process where glucose is burned in the Krebs cycle. So you can suffocate a tree in this sense. Mulch is a maintenance process. Mulching - http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub3.html and http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/index.html Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. "Dave" wrote in message news Bit confused on the mulching business as it has multiple meanings. The mulch I've seen around some smaller trees was obviously put there to keep the rif-raff out of the area. Not to promote growth of the tree. If "mulch" could do both, great. Dave Keeping away undesirable organisms. Make sure the wood chips and leaves have composted for at least a year. |
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On Jun 17, 8:59?am, "symplastless" wrote:
What I prefer top use as mulch is composted tree trimming that have gone through a chipper. Composted at least a year. NOT FRESH CHIPS. Composted organic matter is called "humus". Humus is excellent for amending soil by mixing in and/or to use as a thin top dressing but is not a good medium to use as mulch. Humus is much too dense a medium to apply more than one half inch deep as it will prevent air from reaching roots and will even prevent water from seeping through, but it will not discourage weeds, in fact humus will encourage weeds. Humus is not an acceptible medium to use as mulch. |
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Composted wood chips and leaves are an excellent mulch which will facilitate
the mycorrhizae. Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. "Sheldon" wrote in message ups.com... On Jun 17, 8:59?am, "symplastless" wrote: What I prefer top use as mulch is composted tree trimming that have gone through a chipper. Composted at least a year. NOT FRESH CHIPS. Composted organic matter is called "humus". Humus is excellent for amending soil by mixing in and/or to use as a thin top dressing but is not a good medium to use as mulch. Humus is much too dense a medium to apply more than one half inch deep as it will prevent air from reaching roots and will even prevent water from seeping through, but it will not discourage weeds, in fact humus will encourage weeds. Humus is not an acceptible medium to use as mulch. |
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