PinkFloydEffect
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So this lady we do yard work for has this Elm in her backyard that I have been staring down for years now every time we mulch in the spring, I know its gasping for air. I tell her every year what needs to be done but she never shows any concern until this year since half the tree is dying off...I sure hope it's not DED because I am about to do a lot of work to it...
The root flare is choked; volcano mulched for decades which has promoted all kinds of girdlers and secondary flaring, there is also a layer of plastic around one side to prevent weed growth through the mulch:
The plan is to go down at least twice as far as where I left off, then increase the diameter of the mulch ring. All kinds of roots need to be removed from the surface (all small roots) then there are a few large girdlers that I need to decipher if they have successfully grafted or if they will do harm. When all that is said and done I can look at balancing the canopy or as I call it "resetting" it to grow symmetrically.
The root flare is choked; volcano mulched for decades which has promoted all kinds of girdlers and secondary flaring, there is also a layer of plastic around one side to prevent weed growth through the mulch:
The plan is to go down at least twice as far as where I left off, then increase the diameter of the mulch ring. All kinds of roots need to be removed from the surface (all small roots) then there are a few large girdlers that I need to decipher if they have successfully grafted or if they will do harm. When all that is said and done I can look at balancing the canopy or as I call it "resetting" it to grow symmetrically.