the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I can mow
around them?

CathyLee

CathyLee said:

the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I can mow
around them?


Yes.

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Eggs

-Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.

YES if you put it up against the bark it will kill most trees. What kind
of tree and how old.


From Mel & Donnie in Bluebird Valley





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"Mel M Kelly" wrote in message
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YES if you put it up against the bark it will kill most trees. What kind
of tree and how old.

Can you provide any good documentation of that? I have a neighbor who added up
to 2 feet of soil around the trunk of two poplar trees on my side of his yard. I
tried to explain it would kill the trees, and he said "my sources say it is no
problem". I'd sure like to get better data.

Bob

"Bob F" wrote:
"Mel M Kelly" wrote in message
...
YES if you put it up against the bark it will kill most trees. What
kind of tree and how old.

Can you provide any good documentation of that? I have a neighbor who
added up to 2 feet of soil around the trunk of two poplar trees on my
side of his yard. I tried to explain it would kill the trees, and he said
"my sources say it is no problem". I'd sure like to get better data.

Bob

I'd rather cut down those poplar's, sometimes they will make a divit when
they fall on their own.

"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Bob F" wrote:
"Mel M Kelly" wrote in message
...
YES if you put it up against the bark it will kill most trees. What
kind of tree and how old.

Can you provide any good documentation of that? I have a neighbor who
added up to 2 feet of soil around the trunk of two poplar trees on my
side of his yard. I tried to explain it would kill the trees, and he said
"my sources say it is no problem". I'd sure like to get better data.

Bob

I'd rather cut down those poplar's, sometimes they will make a divit when
they fall on their own.

They almost completely block my south sun. I'd love it if he removed them, and
have told him so (politely)

Bob

"CathyLee" wrote in message
news:s%sRi.19609$G25.4593@edtnps89...
the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I
can mow around them?

CathyLee

Don't know what part of the country you are in, but I'd guess maybe
the trees
are Arizona Ash which are famous for putting roots out at grpund
level.

If they are Ash trees, they are pretty much worthless and you may
want to consider taking them out and putting in a better tree.

At any rate, if the tree is worth saving, put no more than a couple
inches of dirt around it. Any more will eventually kill the tree.

Bob-tx

CathyLee wrote:
the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I can
mow around them?

CathyLee



Don't listen to these guys, I bury my tree's all the time!
works great with the few remaining black walnut trees I have and
it keeps down the 10" pine sticks of doom!

Clark...
--
Why me?

Clark... said:

CathyLee wrote:
the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I can
mow around them?

CathyLee

Don't listen to these guys, I bury my tree's all the time!
works great with the few remaining black walnut trees I have and
it keeps down the 10" pine sticks of doom!

It shortens the trees' life, dood. That's fact. The roots go where the
oxygen, water, and nutrients, that that tree needs, are located. If you put
them (the roots) lower in the soil (even by a few inches), you're depriving
the tree of one, or even all of them.

--

Eggs

Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?

Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Clark... said:

CathyLee wrote:
the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I can
mow around them?

CathyLee

Don't listen to these guys, I bury my tree's all the time!
works great with the few remaining black walnut trees I have and
it keeps down the 10" pine sticks of doom!

It shortens the trees' life, dood. That's fact. The roots go where the
oxygen, water, and nutrients, that that tree needs, are located. If
you put them (the roots) lower in the soil (even by a few inches),
you're depriving the tree of one, or even all of them.

Dude I was joking, I have not seen a reply so I assumed the OP was done with
the post.
besides it's like a graveyard in here lately, someone had to post something.
by the way I have plenty of trees with no exposed roots WTF?


Clark...
--
Why me?

Clark... said:

Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Clark... said:

CathyLee wrote:
the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I can
mow around them?

CathyLee

Don't listen to these guys, I bury my tree's all the time!
works great with the few remaining black walnut trees I have and
it keeps down the 10" pine sticks of doom!

It shortens the trees' life, dood. That's fact. The roots go where the
oxygen, water, and nutrients, that that tree needs, are located. If
you put them (the roots) lower in the soil (even by a few inches),
you're depriving the tree of one, or even all of them.

Dude I was joking,

An emoticon, or even stating that you were joking, would have gone a long
way in conveying that. =) (Especially, considering all of replies you
referenced gave basically the same info.)

My apologies if you chuckled as you formatted your reply. I had my speakers
turned down, and didn't hear it. =P

I have not seen a reply so I assumed the OP was done with the post.

Could have been a drive-by, sure. Could have also been someone that has
other priorities ATM.

besides it's like a graveyard in here lately, someone had to post something.

Everyone is outside, working in their yards/gardens, and enjoying the nice
change in the weather. Why aren't you? =P

by the way I have plenty of trees with no exposed roots WTF?

Not /all/ trees expose their roots, naturally. Maples are notorious for it.
I have a Silver Maple in my front yard, that has several roots that have
broken the surface of the soil. Those roots are now calloused, to the point
of becoming bark-like. Were I to cover them with soil, they would most
likely rot, and I'd lose a beautiful tree long before I should. It was here
long before I arrived (If I had to guess, I'd venture it was at least 50
years old), and I hope it's here long after I'm gone. =)

If yours have no exposed roots because /you/ covered them, the tree will
not live as long as it would were they left exposed. It probably won't die
in a year, or maybe even ten years, but it will surely die sooner than it
should.

Does that eggsplain "TF" to your "W"? =)

--
Eggs

-If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Clark... said:

Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Clark... said:

CathyLee wrote:
the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I
can mow around them?

CathyLee

Don't listen to these guys, I bury my tree's all the time!
works great with the few remaining black walnut trees I have and
it keeps down the 10" pine sticks of doom!

It shortens the trees' life, dood. That's fact. The roots go where
the oxygen, water, and nutrients, that that tree needs, are
located. If you put them (the roots) lower in the soil (even by a
few inches), you're depriving the tree of one, or even all of them.

Dude I was joking,

An emoticon, or even stating that you were joking, would have gone a
long way in conveying that. =) (Especially, considering all of
replies you referenced gave basically the same info.)

*My fault*.
I have a nasty habit of telling a joke or making up a ridiculous story and
telling it with a totaly straight face, I guess it happens in this means of
cominicay also.
Hell I told a story about a 10" pine stick once... Oh wait that ridiculous
story is true :-(

My apologies if you chuckled as you formatted your reply. I had my
speakers turned down, and didn't hear it. =P

I have not seen a reply so I assumed the OP was done with the post.

Could have been a drive-by, sure. Could have also been someone that
has other priorities ATM.

besides it's like a graveyard in here lately, someone had to post
something.

Everyone is outside, working in their yards/gardens, and enjoying the
nice change in the weather. Why aren't you? =P

Because Kathy is! :-) Hence the reason I bought the lawntractor I did, she
was out all day Sunday towing along the lawnsweeper and mowing.
(while I did important things like painting and staining and drinking a
couple of beers)
did you know it takes 4 hours to paint a door? chuckle.....

by the way I have plenty of trees with no exposed roots WTF?

Not /all/ trees expose their roots, naturally. Maples are notorious
for it. I have a Silver Maple in my front yard, that has several
roots that have broken the surface of the soil. Those roots are now
calloused, to the point of becoming bark-like. Were I to cover them
with soil, they would most likely rot, and I'd lose a beautiful tree
long before I should. It was here long before I arrived (If I had to
guess, I'd venture it was at least 50 years old), and I hope it's
here long after I'm gone. =)

If yours have no exposed roots because /you/ covered them, the tree
will not live as long as it would were they left exposed. It probably
won't die in a year, or maybe even ten years, but it will surely die
sooner than it should.

Does that eggsplain "TF" to your "W"? =)
It does explain it, what a slow way to kill a tree!!!!
My chainsaw takes them down much faster than burying the roots!!!!!
Clark...


--
Don't you have Google in your part of the world?

On Oct 18, 6:15 pm, "Clark..." wrote:

by the way I have plenty of trees with no exposed roots WTF?

The city gave us for free those cheapo compost bins, just a sheet of
heavy vinyl with holes in it that wraps into a cylinder about 3 feet
across by 3 feet high, so they wouldn't have to haul the leaves away.
So, I set it up and stuck all the leaves in there last year, and
grass clippings and banana peels and so on. Anyway by now, it's pretty
composty, so I decided to empty it out now and put this year's leaves
in there. But it was pretty tough digging it out from the top with a
pitchfork, so I just unwrapped the plastic, and it all just stood
there. The tree roots had come up from the ground into the compost and
it's now just a 3X3X3 foot ball of roots with a couple of inches of
compost on top.

"z" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Oct 18, 6:15 pm, "Clark..." wrote:

by the way I have plenty of trees with no exposed roots WTF?

The city gave us for free those cheapo compost bins, just a sheet of
heavy vinyl with holes in it that wraps into a cylinder about 3 feet
across by 3 feet high, so they wouldn't have to haul the leaves away.
So, I set it up and stuck all the leaves in there last year, and
grass clippings and banana peels and so on. Anyway by now, it's pretty
composty, so I decided to empty it out now and put this year's leaves
in there. But it was pretty tough digging it out from the top with a
pitchfork, so I just unwrapped the plastic, and it all just stood
there. The tree roots had come up from the ground into the compost and
it's now just a 3X3X3 foot ball of roots with a couple of inches of
compost on top.


You've got some amazing tree roots to do that in one year. I usually go 2 or 3
years before emptying my bins, and they only get a few roots at the very bottom
in that time.

Bob

Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Clark... said:

CathyLee wrote:
the roots of the trees are exposed
Will it hurt the trees to add 1-2 feet of soil around them so I can
mow around them?

CathyLee

Don't listen to these guys, I bury my tree's all the time!
works great with the few remaining black walnut trees I have and
it keeps down the 10" pine sticks of doom!

It shortens the trees' life, dood. That's fact. The roots go where the
oxygen, water, and nutrients, that that tree needs, are located. If
you put them (the roots) lower in the soil (even by a few inches),
you're depriving the tree of one, or even all of them.


OK OK I'm almost done, I just need some advice on some problems that came
up,

Allright, I exposed all the roots I could on three tree's, but now I have
all this extra dirt everywhere, huge holes in the ground, and the tree's
won't stand up anymore, the poor things just fell over after I dug up the
roots.

Two questions:
A. Can I use strong cables attached to the tree's and stake them all around
so they stop tipping over? (and what kinda cable)?
2. What should I do about all the dirt I removed? will the local dump take
it?

I don't want my tree's to die from lack of water oxygen and nutrients!!
please respond promptly as my trees are laying their sides and wilting
badly!!!!

Clark... :-p
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Don't you have Google in your part of the world?