Re: OT how deep to back fill around trees???

Posted by jls on May 22, 2004 at 20:29:19 from (149.174.164.79):

In Reply to: OT how deep to back fill around trees??? posted by Kent on May 22, 2004 at 20:05:25:

NONE AT ALL> honestly, worked as an arborist and trees are like people, what won't hurt one will kill another and there is no predicting which is which. trick is you don't want to smother the roots. problem is most equip operators don't know when to stop and get off the tractor. they move a few inches of dirt which would be ok BUT they do it in the mud, use clay which seals down and then use tires to pack it down nice and hard. have spread a foot BY HAND just raked the top feathered it out to nothing on less than half the drip line area of the tree and had no problems. Also spent lots of days in new developments aerating trees trying to save them from just a few inches. also footer drains and new ditches change the water levels on the roots and kill quite a few trees here in waterlogged NE ohio.

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