Mulch

Mulch provides a whole range of benefits to trees both new and old.  Installing mulch properly around your tree is pretty simple but very important.

Mulch Benefits:

• Regulates soil temperatures
• Helps retain moisture in the soil
• Prevents erosion
• Reduces competition between other plants and the tree

Mulching Tips

• 2 to 4 inches of mulch is enough.  Too much is a bad thing!
• Keep mulch away from the trunk of the tree.  At least 6″.  Butting mulch directly up against the trunk of a tree can create a number of issues.
• Remove previous year’s mulch occasionally.
• Mulch as large of an area as possible under the canopy of the tree.