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Mulch for trees

March 2, 2007

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Mulch for trees

Peoples awareness of the potential benefits to gardens of using mulch has increased markedly over the past few decades. With the recent limitations imposed on domestic water resources and the implications for water use in the garden, plant moisture stress caused by drought is becoming an increased cause of tree decline. Mulch is gaining attention [...]

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Watering mature trees

October 27, 2006

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Watering mature trees

Mature trees can have large water requirements and may lose up to hundreds of litres of water daily through their leaves, especially in hot and/or windy weather. Trees will experience stress if insufficient soil water is available for use by the tree to replace the water lost through the leaves. Continued stress can lead to [...]

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