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Re: [PRIMROSES] Dealing With Tree Roots

I'm a hobby gardener and don't know much about the harm to trees by
covering the surface roots.
If we have anyone knowledgeable in this area, please let us hear from you.
Perhaps only certain types of trees cannot tolerate this covering....I
don't know. I believe that the tree roots will simply find their way back
up to the top, eventually.  But I have raised the soil around Cedar trees,
and Pecan trees, with no harm done.  I have raised the soil 5-6" with a
mixture of compost and soil from other locations. I also till in dead
leaves and humus from wooded areas. You may want to arrange a border around
this raised bed to prevent loss of soil from erosion, but I don't.  I find
the more "natural" sloped edge more pleasing to me.
Sherryl


At 10:07 AM 12/30/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Sherryl:
>
>how did you build your raised bed around the trees?  How deep is it?  I've
>read where this would slowly smother the tree's roots and kill it -- and
>I'm afraid of doing that.  Some other references suggest leaving a ring
>open around the tree's base.  It seems as if every source has a different
>opinion on this topic!
>
>
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