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Bare Earth Around Young Trees
In Spring 2007 I planted eight bare-root saplings in our
lawn. Followed advice and created a metre diameter bare area around each. But several times the trees have appeared sickly. We have quite a thin soil over compact clay subsoil and therefore the roots tend the spread through the top few inches of soil only. I suspect that I am cutting through the new roots when I periodically recut the edges of the bare circle around each tree . Has anyone found a way of maintaining the bare soil around trees without cutting their spreading roots? Davy |
Bare Earth Around Young Trees
On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:18:03 -0500, Davy
wrote: In Spring 2007 I planted eight bare-root saplings in our lawn. Followed advice and created a metre diameter bare area around each. But several times the trees have appeared sickly. We have quite a thin soil over compact clay subsoil and therefore the roots tend the spread through the top few inches of soil only. I suspect that I am cutting through the new roots when I periodically recut the edges of the bare circle around each tree . Has anyone found a way of maintaining the bare soil around trees without cutting their spreading roots? You don't say what sort of tree. Did you watch Gardeners' World last night? (24/10) Toby planted a liquidambar, and showed just how to plant it. He covered the bare earth with layers of newspaper and then compost or shredded bark; I forget which. You could use permeable membrane and cover that with bark. Sounds like you need to prepare a bigger, deeper hole with more compost dug in. Pam in Bristol |
Bare Earth Around Young Trees
"Sacha" wrote Speaking of which, isn't Toby doing a good job? Two people stopped me in Ashburton today and asked if we agreed on that! He's OK, like Monty before him, which is why I'm not a regular viewer. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Bare Earth Around Young Trees
On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:03:04 +0100, Sacha
wrote: Speaking of which, isn't Toby doing a good job? Two people stopped me in Ashburton today and asked if we agreed on that! Yes, I think he was a very good choice. Pam in Bristol |
Bare Earth Around Young Trees
On 25/10/08 22:31, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote: "Sacha" wrote Speaking of which, isn't Toby doing a good job? Two people stopped me in Ashburton today and asked if we agreed on that! He's OK, like Monty before him, which is why I'm not a regular viewer. I don't find him to be in that mould. The comments made to me today compared him more to Geoff Hamilton and I think he's going along that line. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
Bare Earth Around Young Trees
Pam Moore wrote in
: On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:18:03 -0500, Davy wrote: In Spring 2007 I planted eight bare-root saplings in our lawn. Followed advice and created a metre diameter bare area around each. But several times the trees have appeared sickly. We have quite a thin soil over compact clay subsoil and therefore the roots tend the spread through the top few inches of soil only. I suspect that I am cutting through the new roots when I periodically recut the edges of the bare circle around each tree . Has anyone found a way of maintaining the bare soil around trees without cutting their spreading roots? You don't say what sort of tree. Did you watch Gardeners' World last night? (24/10) Toby planted a liquidambar, and showed just how to plant it. He covered the bare earth with layers of newspaper and then compost or shredded bark; I forget which. You could use permeable membrane and cover that with bark. Sounds like you need to prepare a bigger, deeper hole with more compost dug in. Pam in Bristol Thanks Pam, but my query was not really about how to plant a tree but how to maintain the grass edge around it. I could lay a membrane over the grass but I think there would be a danger of it catching up in my petrol mower. thanks, Davy |
Bare Earth Around Young Trees
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says... In Spring 2007 I planted eight bare-root saplings in our lawn. Followed advice and created a metre diameter bare area around each. But several times the trees have appeared sickly. We have quite a thin soil over compact clay subsoil and therefore the roots tend the spread through the top few inches of soil only. I suspect that I am cutting through the new roots when I periodically recut the edges of the bare circle around each tree . Has anyone found a way of maintaining the bare soil around trees without cutting their spreading roots? Davy Yes I throw the grass mowings there. -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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