RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effects of Turfgrass and Mulch on The Establishment and Growth of Bare-Root Sugar Maples
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
JO JOA
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 268
OP 272
DO 10.48044/jauf.1989.057
VO 15
IS 11
A1 Thomas L. Green
A1 Gary W. Watson
YR 1989
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/15/11/268.abstract
AB Bare-root, 5-6.25 cm (2-2.5 in) diameter Green Mountain sugar maples (Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’) were planted with one of four treatments: 1) lawn, 2) an 2.5 m (8 ft) circle of organic mulch on the soil surface, 3) soil tilled and lawn replaced, 4) soil tilled and similar mulch applied. Mulching resulted in significant Increases in diameter growth, crown development, and root development. Tilling had no effect. Landscape features around the trees, such as pavement, did have an effect on above-ground growth but not on root development. Mulching can enhance establishment of trees in a minimal maintenance landscape situation.