RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effects of a Deep Layer of Mulch on the Soil Environment and Tree Root Growth
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 242
OP 245
DO 10.48044/jauf.1991.056
VO 17
IS 9
A1 Watson, Gary W.
A1 Kupkowski, Gary
YR 1991
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/17/9/242.abstract
AB After two years, no detrimental effects were found from application of 0.45 m (18 in) of wood chip mulch over soil in which the roots of trees were growing. Soil temperature, moisture and oxygen diffusion rate (ODR) were similar to soil without mulch. Root density in mulched soil was not different from unmulched soil; additional roots had proliferated into the mulch.