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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comMy need is to establish more even ground levels on SLOPED areas along one-side-only of several Douglas-fir trees which are along the property line where my neighbor and I want (and need) to install a wood fence.
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1 Comment To "Is it OK to cover gaps between exposed roots of Douglas-Fir trees with soil?"
#1 Comment By MichiganDot On 02/09/2020 @ 6:37 pm
The advice given by arborists is not to put more than 2 inches of soil or mulch over tree roots. Roots require oxygen (leaves utilize CO2); covering half of a tree's roots with more than that may lead to problems.