Wow man, bravo! I see so many of these mulch volcanos in my neighborhood and I'm about to start sending people your video to spread the word. Great job!
I just learned this too and did all my trees and almost all of them were planted too deep. The biggest issue is that the soil around flare not only causes rot but causes adventitious roots to grow up and around the tree causing girdling, which was the case for my trees. I probably would’ve had major, expensive issues down the road and had no idea why. Live and learn I guess! Plus the root flares look awesome!
It's amazing how many "professionals" don't even know this. I had an actual tree nursery plant a few trees at my house and found out a year later they were about 6" too deep... Crazy
Excellent job. I need to correct what I did to my maple tree 5 years ago. hopefully there is no, or little issues to take care of. thanks for posting your video. very informative. By the way, its 2023, how is that tree doing after 3 years?
Wow. Kudos. A lot of work, done slow and steady. I really wish air spades were more available. we could fix so many more trees. there must be a problem with a patent because they cost thousands of dollars and many hundreds to rent, if you can even find one (plus the 250cfm air compressor). Oh, and they are very loud. btw: I think a pressure washer will make a giant mess.
"Very good, thank you, and thank you for helping that tree. I am sure the tree is much healthier now. I used a piece of pointy wood to dig around the roots. It is better than using a metal tool because the piece of wood doesn’t damage the roots as much." Highlighted comment @masdelasmelias
@@weekendhomeprojects not sure about excavating anymore- you did a good job there. I just thought I saw loose bark at the bottom and if it is not attached it just creates a spot for bugs to get under. You can make a weak copper sulphate solution and rinse any problem areas. It might be too late in the season for that. The tree will become dormant now. One thing that is important is to use some tree spikes so it is getting what it needs. I do them annually on a tree we have that has had some illness.
I believe its 3 tblspns copper sulphate crystals to 1 gal of warm water. Clean out any decay and loose bark. Rinse with the solution. Let the tree handle it from there for the season- see how it does. If its a large area you can always cover it for winter. Not sure where you are- we have brutal winters/northern Illinois.
Mulch volcanoes are a slow killer. It's got a few problems because of it and isn't as healthy as it could be. But it's still living and providing shade so no complaints.
A tree shouldn't look like a telephone pole going into the ground. If it does then it's only a matter of time before issues start to occur. The worst issue being bark rot. Once the bark rots in a ring at the bottom due to being too deep, the rest of the tree can't get nutrients. Some trees, like the Yoshino Cherry in my other video, won't even grow if buried too deep.
Wow man, bravo! I see so many of these mulch volcanos in my neighborhood and I'm about to start sending people your video to spread the word. Great job!
I see them all around here too, mainly at businesses that hire landscaping companies that don’t know better.
I just learned this too and did all my trees and almost all of them were planted too deep. The biggest issue is that the soil around flare not only causes rot but causes adventitious roots to grow up and around the tree causing girdling, which was the case for my trees. I probably would’ve had major, expensive issues down the road and had no idea why. Live and learn I guess! Plus the root flares look awesome!
It's amazing how many "professionals" don't even know this. I had an actual tree nursery plant a few trees at my house and found out a year later they were about 6" too deep... Crazy
That’s insane. Good to know to look out for.
Treebeard smiles on you.
What you have done here is good.
Thanks for the comment. Do you think the tree will heal itself? Anything further you’d suggest?
Excellent job. I need to correct what I did to my maple tree 5 years ago. hopefully there is no, or little issues to take care of. thanks for posting your video. very informative. By the way, its 2023, how is that tree doing after 3 years?
Good job. Cutting off those girdling roots was as key as exposing root flare.
Thanks
Great job. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video with us
Thanks :)
Where is part two? We'd love to see how the tree turned out!
A tulip poplar update will come in a week or so :) Just posted a Yoshino update
This video is so soothing. Love your voice
Thanks :)
excellent - thank you for sharing!
YW :)
Nice work! ☺️
Wow. Kudos. A lot of work, done slow and steady.
I really wish air spades were more available. we could fix so many more trees. there must be a problem with a patent because they cost thousands of dollars and many hundreds to rent, if you can even find one (plus the 250cfm air compressor). Oh, and they are very loud. btw: I think a pressure washer will make a giant mess.
lovely work.
Thanks :)
"Very good, thank you, and thank you for helping that tree. I am sure the tree is much healthier now. I used a piece of pointy wood to dig around the roots. It is better than using a metal tool because the piece of wood doesn’t damage the roots as much."
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Well done!!
Thanks :)
Nice effort. Sometimes loose bark gets bugs under it. You will have to stay on top of that.
Any recommendations? Excavate more next spring?
@@weekendhomeprojects not sure about excavating anymore- you did a good job there. I just thought I saw loose bark at the bottom and if it is not attached it just creates a spot for bugs to get under. You can make a weak copper sulphate solution and rinse any problem areas. It might be too late in the season for that. The tree will become dormant now. One thing that is important is to use some tree spikes so it is getting what it needs. I do them annually on a tree we have that has had some illness.
I believe its 3 tblspns copper sulphate crystals to 1 gal of warm water. Clean out any decay and loose bark. Rinse with the solution. Let the tree handle it from there for the season- see how it does. If its a large area you can always cover it for winter. Not sure where you are- we have brutal winters/northern Illinois.
Don't use landscape stones on big trees. Just make a small mound twice the size of the tree.
Honestly a large shop vacuum would've been a better way to remove the dirt.
15 years old and looked fine - so can't have been such a big problem?
Mulch volcanoes are a slow killer. It's got a few problems because of it and isn't as healthy as it could be. But it's still living and providing shade so no complaints.
I wonder what size your tree was when you planted it.
I show a pic of the newly planted tree @0:19 of this video. It was tiny.
Why do you have to do this
A tree shouldn't look like a telephone pole going into the ground. If it does then it's only a matter of time before issues start to occur. The worst issue being bark rot. Once the bark rots in a ring at the bottom due to being too deep, the rest of the tree can't get nutrients. Some trees, like the Yoshino Cherry in my other video, won't even grow if buried too deep.
People should stop calling them poplars. Words have meaning, and tuliptrees are not even related to poplars