3 Ways Mulch Saves Your Trees

Trees add so much value to your commercial property, school, or apartment complex. They provide shade and beauty as well as a home for wildlife. Trees take years to grow, and it’s impossible to replace the value a mature tree provides. Wooded lots are worth far more than bare ones, so trees can directly impact your bottom line.

If you’re fortunate enough to have mature trees on your property, you need to do all you can to preserve them. If you’ve planted young trees on your property, you need to do all you can to help them grow strong.

This is where blown mulch can help. Mulch protects your trees in so many ways. Read on to find out how you can protect your trees from damage using mulch.

#1: Mulch protects trees from root damage.

A strong, wide root system is key to a tree’s survival. Fine, water-absorbing roots grow close to the surface and need to be protected from damage. Lawn mowing equipment, foot traffic, and construction equipment around trees can cause permanent damage and lead to a mature tree’s decline.

A thick layer of mulch protects a tree’s roots from this kind of injury. Mulch serves as a visual reminder to construction equipment and pedestrians that they need to tread carefully. It also prevents lawn mowing equipment from driving over the area.

Our mulch installers can help you protect your tree’s root system. Their trucks can quickly install mulch around all your mature trees. Even if your property includes multiple trees in need of mulch, blown mulch will get the mulch exactly where you want it in a short amount of time.

#2: Mulch protects trees from moisture stress.

Trees need consistent moisture in order to thrive. Without it, they can experience moisture stress that weakens them and makes them more susceptible to insects and diseases. While mature trees can survive a dry spell, they do better when they can draw moisture from the soil.

Mulch regulates soil moisture around your trees. It keeps the water in the soil from evaporating away. When moisture stays in the soil, trees can use it to stay healthy. It’s especially effective when used with a drip irrigation system to deliver water to trees during the hot summer months.

We can help you find a mulch professional that will find the right type of mulch for your site. With their expert advice, you can choose a mulch that will maximize the moisture in the soil and protect your trees from stress.

#3: Mulch suppresses weeds around trees.

Weeds may not seem like a big deal given the relative size of a tree. The threat of damage comes not from the weeds themselves, however. The danger is from the weed whippers or trimmers needed to remove them.

Young trees have vascular systems just under their thin bark. A weed trimmer can easily cut through the bark and permanently damage the tree. Injured trees never grow as large or as strong as healthy ones. Weed trimmers can do enough damage to girdle a tree, which will kill it.

Mulch is very effective at suppressing weeds. It blocks the light that weed seeds need to germinate so they never get a chance to grow. Mulch around your young trees means that weed removal won’t be needed, so they’ll be protected from this kind of damage.

If you’re planning to plant young trees, think about mulch from the beginning and contact us to get matched with an installer. Because blown mulch can be installed so quickly, our professionals can work on a short timeline and get a good layer of mulch installed right away.

If you’d like to learn more about blown mulch and how it can help your valuable trees thrive, fill out the form on our site. We make it easy to get connected with a mulch installer who can prolong the life of your beautiful trees.