flooding around my very big tree

Question

I have a French drain beside the area but the rain comes fast and hard and floats away the wood chips that I thought would help. I don’t grow anything there just keep the weeds out. Would big rocks help? I would say the area is about 20′ long and about 5′ wide with the tree centered in the middle that is very tall.

Answer 1

It can help some, but there might be a need for an additional drain in the area, but you will have to be mindful of the roots. You will not want to damage these.