Hi, I have more experience killing trees but am looking for information to see if I can save one.
I want to level an area by bringing in fill but have a tree that I would like to keep that is in a low spot. The tree is a western white pine (pinus monticola) about 20' tall and 7" dbh.
What I would like to know is if I can fill around the tree 2-3' above the existing ground level without hurting it. Should I treat or wrap the trunk somehow?
Incidentally, the tree is growing out of a well rotten old growth western redcedar stump and has an unusual root structure as it seems to have shifted out of the stump at some time and taken hold again.
Thanks for any replies, Ross
I want to level an area by bringing in fill but have a tree that I would like to keep that is in a low spot. The tree is a western white pine (pinus monticola) about 20' tall and 7" dbh.
What I would like to know is if I can fill around the tree 2-3' above the existing ground level without hurting it. Should I treat or wrap the trunk somehow?
Incidentally, the tree is growing out of a well rotten old growth western redcedar stump and has an unusual root structure as it seems to have shifted out of the stump at some time and taken hold again.
Thanks for any replies, Ross