


Mulch prevents weeds from sprouting up in the bare soil.People mulch their trees with organic materials like wood chips or compost, or with inorganic materials like gravel, plastic sheets or landscape fabric. Mulch is a name used for any material that we use to cover bare soil. After all, when you visit any well-tended garden, you will see a pretty circle of mulch – usually wood chips or cedar mulch – carefully spread out around the base of the trees.

When I first planted fruit trees, I knew I needed to mulch them. In the article below we'll discuss the pros and cons of a number of mulch options for fruit trees and native or ornamental trees. Straw is just one of many mulch options for fruit trees.
