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Palms do best with root zones that extend at least 4 feet from the trunk, so you should place your drip irrigation hose in a 4-foot diameter and mulch to this line for best results, according to. Feb 28, I am pretty much with Matt on that one, Sometimes the base of the palm pushes itself above of the ground level/ or the ground around the base sinks/compacts and soil/mulch is a good way to encourage new root development that would have been hindered by contact with dry air.

The key is, both composted or uncomposted mulches are available. Jan 11, Mulch for palms.

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Generally any mulch consisting of organic material is good. Often organic mulch from palm parts is stringy and not as esthetically pleasing as pine straw, pine bark or wood chips. My favorite mulch is that produced by tree service chippers especially that of pine trees and broad leaf trees.

Jun 06, Spread mulch in a 4–5 feet (– m) diameter around the tree. Lay down a thin layer of mulch around the tree. The mulch should not touch the tree itself. Leave 1–2 inches (– cm) of space between the base of the tree and the mulch. You can lay mulch 98%(62). Palm trunk mulch is a lot like soggy shredded cardboard, but it's a mulch. It's a very soft tree. Unless you have a really great chipper-shredder, the fronds are too tough to shred.

The strings wrap around the blades and it strangles. Sep 02, You can mulch around trees with standard bark mulch, or you can use wood chips or shredded leaves. There is nothing wrong with using wood-chip mulches as long as you age them first. If you decide to apply a leaf mulch, use shredded leaves whenever possible because they break down more quickly than whole leaves, thus releasing nutrients more quickly.