How to Cut Tree Rings

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[jeffcarter]

The shovel and rope idea... so simple but genius. Thank you! I have 6 fruit trees I'm wanting to do this to

[SpennyThaKid]

This guy does a better job than most landscaping youtubers!

[judymertz]

That rope trick is great. I have two trees crying out for this treatment. Thanks.

[djratino]

I have an old sugar maple in my front yard. I did a tree ring on mine. Cats love pooping in the mulch. I changed it up and planted ground covers in the mulch. I have 3 types of sedum, superbells, and Irish moss growing around it now. I still have that 4" of mulch to the outside to prevent weedeater damage. I have to water the area occasionally. The thick side limbs block the rain off near the trunk. 🌾🌿🍀

[MuntedChickenGaming]

Extremely informative video, I always had a feeling that there was an easier way to get the crisp edges on the circles, thank you so much 😊

[PatriciaCohn-rt]

Your method of edging tree circle was so easy! I saw other ones that used rope and spray paint and I was actually going to do that till I saw your video. Thank you!

[sheilajohnson]

I normally watch your wife’s channel and never knew you had one. I’m glad this popped up.👍🏼

[westvalley]

This is great for my OCD...I can't wait to get to the forrest!
Seriously, I compete with Disneyland gardeners and now I'm #1 in my neighborhood.

[nadial]

My husband just did our tree rings; I wish I had watched this first because it would have saved him the headache of making the circle perfect by using the rope trick! It will be a next years trick for sure!

[Traviskorns]

Looks great. I would add mulch to suppress weeds and grass from coming back. Also, it helps keep the tree hydrated. 🌳

[Courtney]

The yard looks fantastic! I agree- my fav tool is always a pitch fork. ❤️

[KosmicKaren]

I never thought of using the pitchfork for taking out weeds. I used it for just grabbing and laying mulch. Great idea. And the circle looks perfect!

[Priscilla-me]

Hi guy I really learned so much from you showing me how to do a tree ring I am a female I never knew how to do a tree ring I searched it and I came up with your video it has taught me so much I am proud to say that I am glad that I have someone out there a mentor to show me how he does his tree ring I will be looking for more active activities that you do with your lawn by using a saw would cut off my weeds but not the way you're doing it the very classy healthy way thank you

[leonilaolivares]

Thank you! I looked at so many videos to get those results. I was having difficulty trying to find a way to make the perfect circle. Yours was the perfect one.

[yellowdogjb]

Great video! I stopped it twice to make comm! Lol. Finally got to the end. The wide shot at the end was great. I see a lot of back yards that are either totally bare, or so junked up with plants that there is no room for non gardening hobbies or family members. Yours is very happy medium, and it looks great! When my daughter was in elementary school she knew all the plants and how to tell what was ripe and what wasn't. She take her friends on a back yard tour and they'd graze on cherry tomatoes and any berries that were ripe. Her friends were always amazed that we had "food growing in our backyard, not at the food factory". One kid actually said that. At the time, We didn't spray any plants with anything but water or soapy water. So the kids could just eat fruit as they picked it.

If you have young kids, consider planting a cherry tomato. Most kids love them and will eat them. And they produce in the heat longer than larger tomatoes. Encourage them to pick and eat the ripe fruit off the vine. We know that's the best way! Teach 'em young!

[CatDogWalk]

I was genuinely interested in the topic. Boy, I sure was happily surprised to see it was none other than Joel Hollein. You can trust anything this man says or does!

[dblackwell]

Thank you for the description of how to do a perfect circle around my old tree. I plan to add mulching around the tree to hind the exposed roots and make it look prettier.

[Autism_Forever]

That is a great tip about the rope. Thank you, sir ♥ I always struggle with rope not turning properly :) To deal with the weeds, I measure inside the ring, put together cardboards, staple them together, cut this circle out of cardboards, cut tree diameter out of center of circle, wrap circle in landscape fabric, lay circle around the tree, pin down with very few small landscape staples. The more and thicker the staples, the more and thicker the weeds growing through their holes. Then cover top with mulch. In 2-3 years even with this setup most aggressive weeds will come back, but at least I only have to do it every few years :) I found that the more reliable and long lasting way is to plant dense decorative ground cover inside the circle, which will smother the weeds. How do you treat your trees against fungus, sir? These things underneath there sure looked interesting :)

[michaelprosperity]

Great tip. Last week I distributed 10 yards of dirt by wheelbarrow in my yard. It went better when I filled 2 wheelbarrows at a time. Total drudgery but the yard looks great.

[WilderDust]

Good vid and tips. Your trees will LOVE you if you mulch that ring. Plus you'll have a lot less trouble with weeds invading it.