We have two beech trees in our garden, planted in 1999. Two years ago, I put a circle of loose, heavy stones around one tree and a circle of wood around the other tree. Was this a bad move? Right now they still look like they are in good health.
EDIT: the circle on the 2nd picture is made of logs, not rocks!
by Significant_Tax428
2 Comments
Trees can take several years to actually display the results of damage, but a ring of stones or other heavy material right in the root zone is never good for them.
You should definitely remove that stuff.
* Soil compaction
* Reduced aeration
* Material build-up covering the root flare and leading to surface/girdling roots
Just… not good.
But your circles look amazing – just rebuild somewhere far from the roots 🙃