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How to Mulch Around a Tree: 10 Steps (with Pictures) – wikiHow
To mulch around a tree, start by shoveling away old mulch, dirt, grass, weeds, or rocks so you can see the tree trunk. Next, cut up-growing roots with pruners to allow the tree to get enough oxygen. Once the area is cleared, buy a medium-textured mulch, which will hold water and won’t starve the tree’s roots of oxygen. Read more…
How to Properly Mulch Trees
Instead, mulch your trees starting a few inches out from the trunk out to the drip line or beyond, as far as an 8-foot diameter. The root system of the tree extends far beyond its drip line. In a forest, that entire system benefits from naturally-occurring mulch. Read more…
How to Properly Mulch Around a Tree – This Old House
In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and certified arborist Matt Foti save a tree from mulch suffocation. Steps: 1. Use shovel to carefully remove all the old mulch that's piled up against the tree. 2. Use bypass loppers to cut out any drip irrigation tubing found on top of the root ball. Read more…
