Hostas at base of tree?
Allen May
some hostas but my gardening friend says it would be bad for the tree. Is
that true?
I see house that have a hosta ring around there tree all over town.. What
are they doing correctly?
Thanks
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Allen May wrote in message <7nq9rk$8m9$1...@mailgate2.lexis-nexis.com>...
>I want to put some top soil around the base of my maple tree so I can plant
>some hostas but my gardening friend says it would be bad for the tree. Is
>that true?
True enough.
>I see house that have a hosta ring around there tree all over town.. What
>are they doing correctly?
>
More like they're getting away with something generally considered a no-no.
Could be that the beds were built when the tree was planted or they were
gradually introduced over a loooong period of time.
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You have to be more carefull with young trees. but if you only put about 3
inches which thats about all hostas need away. It will be fine. You can't
put a lot of dirt, like 5 inches or more is to much.
C. A. Owens
Allen May wrote:
>
> I want to put some top soil around the base of my maple tree so I can plant
> some hostas but my gardening friend says it would be bad for the tree. Is
> that true?
> I see house that have a hosta ring around there tree all over town.. What
> are they doing correctly?
Maples have surface roots, and don't like competition; so, no, don't do
this. I don't know what the other people are doing; it may be that they
are killing their trees.
Chris Owens
jha...@wwnet.com
of light soil to plant in and mage efforts to water well...the roots
of the maple will NOT get smothered and will slowly rise to the
surface again anyway...but by then my hostas will be extablished.
My tree is about 50-75 years old...how will I know if I am killing it?
Joy
Gary Lambert
reaching the roots. Hosta roots go much deeper than three inches and
most varieties do not compete well with tree roots. My attempts
to plant them under maples did not work well. You might try a
ground cover like ivy. Good luck!
c. or b. ...
hosta and maple ar doing well. I did not, tho', add soil. Just planted
them betwixed the roots.
Carol
C. A. Owens
jha...@wwnet.com wrote:
>
> I called a lady at the Extension Service and she said if I just add 3"
> of light soil to plant in and mage efforts to water well...the roots
> of the maple will NOT get smothered and will slowly rise to the
> surface again anyway...but by then my hostas will be extablished.
> My tree is about 50-75 years old...how will I know if I am killing it?
Well, 3" of light soil probably won't hurt the tree; but how are you
planning on planting hostas in a layer that shallow and light? You will
know if you are killing the tree when it either starts visibly dying, or
gets a heavy infestation due to stress. In either case, by that point,
it will probably be too late to save it.
Chris Owens
Cheryl
Gary Lambert wrote in message ...
>You might try a
>ground cover like ivy. Good luck!
>
or if you don't mind the work involved in keeping it out of the grass
(see "Confessions of an Axe Murderer" to see what rampant
Ivy does to you.... HAHahAHAhahaHAHAhaHA...... where's
my valium.....)
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>In article <37a784c0...@news.wwnet.net>, jha...@wwnet.com wrote:
>
>> I called a lady at the Extension Service and she said if I just add 3"
>> of light soil to plant in and mage efforts to water well...the roots
>> of the maple will NOT get smothered and will slowly rise to the
>> surface again anyway...but by then my hostas will be extablished.
>> My tree is about 50-75 years old...how will I know if I am killing it?
>> Joy
jha...@wwnet.com
The tree is so huge and it is bound to lose a few branches etc.
anyway, how will I ever know if it is dying? I guess I may not know
unless it is too late.
Then, if you will indulge another question. When subdivisions of
new home go in and they save a tree here or there...they always seem
to bull-doze dirt...pushing it here and there and bound to alter the
soil level on the base of the tree. How come they never die?
And, when trees die and decompose, or shrubs, plants etc. and
leaves....in forrests....never seem to kill the trees. I just guess I
don't fully understand the whole thing.
Don't get me wrong, I am not doubting your advice and I could
very well be jeapardizing my tree (I really hope not), but I just
can't bear to see the only thing growing under the tree is weeds!
RB
neither the tree nor the
hostas will bother each other.
RB
C. A. Owens
The containers will still compress the roots.
Chris Owens
Bill Bayes
>I've had hostas (dozens) under my trees for years, with nothing but
good results. I don't understand about bedding, however, as mine are
growing at ground level. It seems that perhaps my ignorance worked out
in my favor.
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systems. They grew a little. Thats it..a litle. I gave them two
years this fall i'll be moving them.On Mon, 02 Aug 1999 08:17:19
-0500, glam...@gte.com (Gary Lambert) wrote:
>Adding three inches of soil is a gamble. You may block oxygen from
>reaching the roots. Hosta roots go much deeper than three inches and
>most varieties do not compete well with tree roots. My attempts
>to plant them under maples did not work well. You might try a
>ground cover like ivy. Good luck!
>