Vertical mulching is an excellent technique used to partially alleviate soil compaction within the critical root zones of trees. Vertical mulching is also used to drain wet conditions under trees that are oxygen and nutrient starved. Your trees will significantly improve in health when this treatment is made, especially in compacted or wet soils.
Before starting a mulching project, become familiar the the critical root zone or tree protection zone. This zone is generally defined as the area under a tree and out to its dripline. Improving conditions in this protection zone will also result in major health benefits to a tree.
Athens-Clarke County Georgia Community Tree Program Illustration
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