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Old Mister Crow
Join Date: May-2002
Location: Seattle, WA.
Country: USA
Posts: 3,197
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The previous arrangement had a number of problems. The thickest trunk was in the back of a group. The smallest trees were in the front. The groups of trees were evenly spaced in nearly equilateral triangles.
To remedy these, I rotated the groups, moved one of the smaller trees to the back, and placed the other up against one of the larger trees. I filled in with soil (a mix of lava rock and bark - this is something of an experiment in and of itself), mounding the soil into two raised hills. I covered the surface with long-fibered moss to protect it from being disturbed during watering and to keep the surface roots more moist (this, too, is an experiment that I've not tried before.)
Here's the "finished" replanting.
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