We had two trees planted today.. But the roots are above ground..?
Question:What can I do to assure they are not so much above ground this is really going to effect the grass we want to plant.. any sujestions on how to rectify the situation.. Please Help..
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If you have a clay soil your trees should be planted high. If you plant a tree at the grade of the lawn, and its in clay, it will smother. I would ask the landscaper if they left them high for a reason. Also cover the ball with mulch and water deeply once a week in clay soil, more often if the soil is loamy or well drained. Don't allow grass to grow into the tree well, you'll end up with weedeater damage to your tree.
you can put some dirt and some mulch over it
The trend these days is to mound up dirt and mulch or pine bark around the base of trees, rather than planting grass all the way around. The mulch or bark helps keep moisture in. Make sure you water your trees every day this summer or they will die.
All plants or trees have a soil level, a mark or area where root system ends and stem/trunk begins. Whoever planted your trees(judging from your description0 was not much of a gardener. Contact whoever is responsible and discuss it with them. As a general rule, the roots of young trees should not be above ground.
Actually, you don't want to mound dirt up around the tree. It can cause the trunk to rot.
You want the roots just barely under ground. It sounds like they are quite a ways above ground, which is not good. Maybe the planters assumed you would mound dirt around the tree, so they planted it like that to prevent rot?
I'd say call them up and have them fix it before the trees are settled in.
call the incompetent losers who planted the trees for you and have them come back and do it properly. a plant should be planted no deeper than it is in the pot, or level with the top of the root ball if its a b & b. a plant should never be planted with the roots exposed! what the! when they DO come back to replant it, make sure the soil and/or mulch is not too high around the trunk cause that's bad news too. and until they do come back, make sure the roots are well watered. you don't want them to dry out. good luck! (and next time go with another landscaping co.)
I was helping some friends with some outside work, and she had a slight problem with that too. Basically she had put more soil and mulch on top of it. I don't know if that's a legitimate way to do something like that, but it seemed to work okay for her. Good luck with everything!
From your description, that sounds as if it was planted a bit high. Trees should be planted even with existing soil or slightly above. The roots are not supposed to be exposed. I like to plant slightly higher since we have clay soil with a small depression (mini trench) just outside of the tree's drip line. When you mulch, please be sure that the mulch does not lay against the tree trunk--it will cause rot. It's important to keep it away from the actual trunk.
Trees and grass don't mix. Really. It's much better to have a mulched area or some hostas. Grass will compete with the tree for valuable moisture and nutrients and neither will be happy. Can you think of anything else that you might like to have under the tree other than grass?
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