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Susan , 7a, CT
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Comments (5)hey ..... a pic would really help ... but in my experience.. maple do that naturally.. and there is nothing you are going to do to stop it.. they lift the soil at the trunk.... and with their surface.. fibrous roots... right at the trunk.. there probably isnt any soil for you to remove.. if in fact.. i doubt you could get a shovel in there ... if you wanted to .... your base problem.. is that you want to force an aesthetic on the way a tree naturally grows ... why cant you just let it do its own thing??? if it were bugging me.. i would round up the grass... and throw some mulch over it.. and be done with it .. and quit trying to grow grass under a huge tree .. you know.. in nature... there are not lawns under forest trees ... just leaf litter.. aka mulch ... the short story is.. you are fighting nature.. its natural tendencies.. with trying to grow grass there.. so instead of growing the grass.. think about solving your dilemma some other way .... good luck ken...See MoreMoving my wilted hydrangea to under my ac drain line?
Comments (8)I agree with Buford that moving it to a shadier spot will help under normal conditions. This is one hell of a year though that I wouldn't consider normal (at least I hope it's not becoming normal). I have an established hydrangea that's been in place going on 4 years now. It's almost in entirely full shade with just some brief early morning sun. It's always been very happy where it was but this year has been too brutal. I have too much else to baby that I can't really spend time watering it so it's wilted every every time the thermometer hits the 90's even in nearly full shade. The sheer heat is just too intense right now. Sorry I don't have an answer for your question about the drain line. Squirrellypete...See Morehydrangea under canopy of a pine tree
Comments (3)Hello Louise in Quebec. I live in northern Illinois and have several hydrangeas and rhodies just along the edge of pine and spruce tree canopies in various parts of the yard. They all seem to enjoy the protection the trees provide, however I have noticed that they seem to need more water compared to plants that are in less sheltered areas. Maybe because the rain that drips off the trees onto the plants evaporates a little more before it reaches them as opposed to plants not under a tree canopy -- my own unscientific theory, of course. Good luck this winter!...See MoreHydrangeas under mature trees
Comments (2)Hi Carol. In very general terms, I'd rate quercifolia as most drought-tolerant, but that's within the context that hydrangeas are just not very drought-tolerant! Shade will help you though. I'd add too that 'Annabelle', the old arborescens variety, seems to come through here regardless what weather gets thrown at it. +oM...See Moretsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
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