Site Fill

[KevinS]

I’ve been looking at a site that brought in fill after the trees were already planted.

My initial reaction is excavation around the trunks. But I’ve been thinking and removing the fill is a nonstarter and plowing up the yard with airspade, etc not great so what about vertical mulching to increase air and water, etc exchange?

If that was the prescription would it be annual for say 5 years? To climatise The site?

thanks

 

[ATH]

How recently were the trees planted? Is replanting those trees an option? Or perhaps just removing and planting new trees?

At what point are trees OK being planted too deep? That is when I'd say you can stop biannual vertical mulching.

 

[Winchman]

There's a recent thread here about established trees under serious stress because the yard was filled sixteen inches.
Help my trees are dying https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/help-my-trees-are-dying.43447/#post-657615

Can you determine how much fill was added after the trees were planted? Are newly planted trees more or less likely to be harmed by fill?

 

[Basswood]

Perhaps you can suggest removal of excess soil in the drip lines, mulch and build beds?

 

[colb]

Replant. Fairly cheap compared to alternatives, simpler, and better outcome.

 

[cerviarborist]

If you're consulting with clients and they're depending upon you for guidance, the expenditures required to excavate tree wells to retain the trees may be a cost effective option, dependent upon species and ages.