If you cover the tree’s roots, the tree will only work harder to reach closer to the soil’s surface to reach water and nutrients. All the more reason not to cover your tree’s roots.

Q: I’m hoping you can help us figure out what to do about these tree roots. We don’t know what kind of tree it is, but our neighbor’s tree is the same and the roots are showing above ground ...

“Wood mulch is the best way to cover tree roots above the ground.” He suggested 2-3 inches of wood mulch to reduce the need to mow over the roots and increase moisture retention in the root zone. “For ...

Question: What could be causing my mature cottonwood tree to have started turning brown on one side all of a sudden? This started about three weeks ago. It’s watered using drip irrigation on a ...

The other day my wife and I walked passed a massive tree and marveled at how its roots were exposed above ground. These roots can still fulfill their. Skip to content. ADVERTISE.

Ask a Master Gardener: Don't plant new tree atop recently ground stump It’s not that the old roots have to die before you can plant; it’s that they need to have rotted.

Covering a tree's roots above ground can limit the tree's access to oxygen and moisture which helps them grow and stay healthy. Avoid cutting, trimming, or removing tree roots because it can make ...

“Wood mulch is the best way to cover tree roots above the ground.” He suggested 2-3 inches of wood mulch to reduce the need to mow over the roots and increase moisture retention in the root zone. “For ...