Water the plant well once it is in place, and then add several inches of bark chips or other organic mulch.
A wide mulch of bark chips around the base of the tree will keep careless mowers away.
In industry, processing of bark chips is often separated after peeling the logs due to different chemical properties.
It has a network of wheelchair friendly paths and informal routes which are surfaced with bark chips.
It lives in woodland, or on bark chips in parks, and gardens.
Mulch the area with bark chips or hay and stake or tie the plant to prevent it from being blown down.
An ample supply of bark chips (the small ones) make an excellent mulch.
Then add a mulch of bark chips, and keep the area well watered through autumn.
All right - they threw some of the bark chips around.
Is this because I mulch every winter with pine bark chips or shreds?