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Soil improperly placed over the root ball

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Never place soil over the root ball. This cuts off air, could reduce the amount of water reaching the roots, or could keep too much moisture in the root ball.

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soil over root ball

never place soil over root ball

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too much soil on root ball

still too deep

3

buried 10 inches of mulch

buried with 10 inches

 

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buried 12 inches

buried 12 inches