Japanese maple WAS peat moss
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Japanese maple WAS peat moss
- From: N* S*
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:23:14 -0500
Walter: Do you think your ideas would work with Japanese maples? I am sure I
am having trouble with one because of poor drainage. I already put it on a
mound above ground. The soil contains a great deal of compost. Would adding
pine bark chips to the soil help? Gravel? I'm planning on moving the tree
(it's about six feet) when the soil warms up.
Nancy S. (NYC, zone 6B, acid clay soil)
> The point is that many of the soil structures drain quite
>well but some don't. As in any garden situation you have to try various things
>as amendments. Here one of the best is wood chips from tree cutting and
pruning
>operations. It will for a while greatly increase the porosity but later breaks
>down. Ultimately crushed rock or pea gravel are ideal to mix with existing
>soil. The water still has to have somewhere to go after it drains past the
rhodo
>roots. Raised beds, or mounds work well to achieve this drainage.
