We also look at the perimeter of the tree and discover a few large circling roots.
Not the latex gloves I am using here. These are really indispensible and I recomment that you pick up a pack of these. It's so much easier to get your hands clean again, the soil and pumice doesn't cut your hands and if you need to answer the phone or pick up a camera, it take just a minute to slip them off and dry your hands.
