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• BobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

  July 2016

  It's not advisable to raise the soil level around a tree b25.  Trees need air to the roots near the surface and it can also lead to fungal infection of the bark and lead to the death of the tree.  Have a look  at this link:

  http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1995/7-14-1995/prot.html

  A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  

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• briancfc Posts: 8

  July 2016

  Thanks for the reply Bob, I thought that was the case, 

  Regards

   Brian 

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