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I finally talked to a landscaper about my mulch volcano problem
Had a guy from a local nursery in Columbus come by yesterday to drop off some shrubs. He saw how I had piled mulch up against the tree trunks and just shook his head. Said I was basically strangling the trees by keeping the bark too wet and inviting rot. He showed me how the roots should breathe and told me to pull everything back like 3 inches from the base. I spent about 2 hours today redoing all six trees in my front yard. Cost me nothing but time and the difference already looks cleaner. Has anyone else been doing this wrong for years without knowing?
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drew_chen8d ago
Man I did the same thing for years. Had a 15 year old maple in my backyard that was already half dead when I finally figured it out. Pulled the mulch back and found the bark was all soft and rotten about 4 inches up the trunk. That tree never recovered and I had to take it down last fall. The other trees I fixed in time are doing way better now though. Just doing that simple fix made a huge difference in how they look and grow.
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perez.mia8d ago
Wait, 15 years old and it was half dead before you caught it?! That's wild. I'm so glad you caught the others in time, that must have been heartbreaking to lose that maple though.
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