This serviceberry was planted about six inches too deep. Note the dark areas on the trunk where soil and mulch were previously. Credit: Anne Larson photos
- This serviceberry was planted about six inches too deep. Note the dark areas on the trunk where soil and mulch were previously.
- As a result of being planted to deeply, a root started to wrap itself around other roots, which could eventually cause the tree to die.
- The girdling root was cut away and the excess soil cleared in about a three foot circumference around the tree to prevent further root girdling and to enable the roots to absorb more oxygen.
- When a tree snaps off like this, often improper planting depth can be one of the contributing factors.
- Closer examinations shows that not only was the tree planted too deeply, but weed fabric had been tacked around the base of the tree and never enlarged to enable to trunk to expand.
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