growing plants under maple trees
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: growing plants under maple trees
- From: "* S* <s*@mailexcite.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:03:35 -0700
I made flower beds around 5 separate maple trees. The first year was fine after
using the tiller to loosen the soil. Now that the beds are established, the roots
from the trees are right on top of the ground and the plants can't grow. I add compost
every year but the higher the beds get the higher the roots grow. Are there plants
I can use in these beds? I've read that you should never plant around a maple.
Is this true? Would it be possible to dig the shallow roots out every spring and
plant annuals without harming the maples? The purpose of the beds was to save the
trees from my husband's weedeater.
I made a bed around a sycamore at the same time and the plants are beautiful - some
of my best looking dayliles and Sweet Williams are growing there.
Sheila
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