NOTHING TO SEE HERE! Actually with air spade work often there isn't much to visually see above ground because all the good stuff is happening underground. We were invited carry out vertical mulching on a mature oak tree on a new residential construction site in Writtle to help rejuvenate the soil and increase vigour and vitality in the tree. Once we had brush cut and raked the area beneath the tree, extending beyond the drip line where possible, we used our airspade to create a grid system of holes across the rooting zone of the tree. We inserted our air spade to decompact and fracture the underground soil prior to adding biochar into the hole and used the airspade to flush it down into the ground. These biochar ‘injections’ have been seen to improve the soil fertility, and produce some impressive results. Biochar is a form of charcoal created by heating organic material from plants and animals, to high temperatures with no oxygen. Arboricultural monitoring will be undertaken during the subsequent growing seasons. Contact us to discuss your arboricultural requirements [email protected] www.acornarb.co.uk #Arborist #treesurgeon #Treework #Writtle #Airspade #Biochar #Verticalmulching #Soil #Rejuvenate #vigour #vitality #Decompaction #Fracture #Injections #Gridsystem #Rootzone #Charcoal #Organic #Plant #Mulch #Soilimprover #Topdressed #Bark #Woodchip (at Writtle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5KxLCoUP-/?utm_medium=tumblr