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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 9:18 pm Posts: 1093 Location: McKinney,TEXAS
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Planting flowers around a tree is not the problem, how close you plant them and what damage you may do to the roots is. A tree's water requirements are different than plants so one will get too much and the other too little. If you plant too close to the trunk you usually end up with an excessive amount of dirt over the root flare. This gets worse as the plants grow and begin to touch the trunk resulting in a trap for organic material and moisture against the trunk. If your root ball is 24" across go out about 40", install some edging and plant between the edging and the root ball. You still risk conflicting water requirements but you just need to pay closer attention.
Tony M
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