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OUR
SERVICES
PREVENTATIVE
CARE PROGRAM
TREE
INSPECTION
TREE
PRUNING
TREE
REMOVAL
STUMP CLEARANCE / GRINDING
MULCHING
DEEP
ROOT FERTILIZATION
TREE
HAZARD ASSESSMENT
TREE
CONDITION ASSESSMENT REPORT
CONSULTING
SERVICE
CHIPPER
AND AERIAL DEVICE RENTAL
SNOW
PLOWING AND REMOVAL
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MULCHING
Mulching can reduce environmental stress by providing trees with a stable
root environment that is cooler and contains more moisture than the
surrounding soil. Mulch can also prevent mechanical damage by keeping
machines such as lawn mowers and string trimmers away from the tree’s
base. Further, mulch reduces competition from surrounding weeds and turf.
To be most effective in all of these functions, we place mulch 2
to 4 inches
deep and cover the entire root system, which may be
as far as 2 or 3 times
the diameter of the branch spread of the
tree. If the area and activities
happening around the tree do not
permit the entire area to be mulched, we
mulch as much of the area
under the drip line of the tree as possible. When
placing mulch,
we take care not to cover the actual trunk of the tree. This
mulch-free
area, 1 to 2 inches wide at the base, is sufficient to avoid moist
bark conditions and prevent trunk decay.
An organic mulch layer 2 to 4 inches deep of loosely packed shredded
leaves, pine straw, peat moss, or composted wood chips is adequate.
We
do not use plastic because it interferes with the exchange of
gases
between soil and air, which inhibits root growth. Thicker
mulch layers, 5 to
6 inches deep or greater, may also inhibit gas
exchange.
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