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Typically, people will stick to either red, black, or brown mulch. Mostly, it’s for how good it makes a landscaping look. Adding a rich color to a garden bed or around trees allows the plants to stand out easily. With choosing colored mulch, they are typically safe to use as long as they’ve been certified by the Mulch & Soil Council. The wider the mulch ring the better. We suggest ’ or greater from the trunk of the tree.

The farther out you can spread the mulch ring the better for the tree because the less the roots have to compete with grass for water and nutrients. Roots stretch wider than the canopy, so give them room to breathe! It’s especially helpful to have a large mulch ring around young trees. The growing roots will thank you!. Spread the mulch around the tree into the surrounding landscape as wide as you like, tapering out to the ground level at the edge of the ring.

Use fresh natural mulch such as wood chips or bark chips. Mulch can change the pH of the soil, influencing nutrient availability. Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Organic. From a reputable source. Organic mulch will best simulate the natural environment your tree desires. While inorganic mulches provide many of the benefits of natural mulch, it doesn’t break down over time, thus robbing the soil of one of the most important mulch benefits- stumppruning.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.

Sep 02, You can mulch around trees with standard bark mulch, or you can use wood chips or shredded leaves. There is nothing wrong with using wood-chip mulches as long as you age them first. If you decide to apply a leaf mulch, use shredded leaves whenever possible because they break down more quickly than whole leaves, thus releasing nutrients more stumppruning.bar Jun 06, How to Mulch Around a Tree.

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