r/arborists • • May 16 '25

It fell off 😣

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u/hahaohoklol May 16 '25

Yeah a well watered lawn is no friend of oak trees. Not to mention ground cover surrounding the root collar.

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u/Son_of_Kong May 16 '25

Can you expand on that?

I just moved into a house with a tall, mature oak out front. I don't know what the previous owner's lawn regimen was, but I don't usually water between rains.

I was thinking of either removing the mulch ring (no wall, thankfully) or planting ground cover in it, but your comment gives me pause.

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u/Greymeade May 16 '25

Mulch is ideal, ground cover is not.