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Oct 02, Piling additional soil over a trees trunk and root system is a double whammy because it constitutes a dangerous environmental change for the bark of the trunk and it MAY deprive the tree of needed nutrients etc by making the roots lie inhospitably deep. Aug 31, Buried tree is a goner for sure, just remove and replant. Tree that had roots damaged will likely survive but you will definitely be stressing it.

You haven't til us what kind of tree though, some species are more resilient than bushfalling.barted Reading Time: 10 burying fallen trees with dirt. Burying A Tree Stump When a tree stump is buried, the wood will continue to decompose. The slow deterioration of wood within the soil causes changes to the surrounding soil.

Over time, these changes can play a significant role--especially to the soil that is directly above the buried bushfalling.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Mar 11, Wouldn’t it be lovely if all those ugly raised beds used by vegetable growers were buried trees overlaid by soil.

The buried wood might be anything from small prunings to huge tree trunks and logs. The deeper the layer of wood the better. Almost all untreated wood is suitable although willow, apple and poplar are particularly recommended.