Several species of trees are indigenous throughout California. Some of the most popular varieties contain the Big Leaf Maple (acer macrophyllum), Mountain Maple (acer glabrum) and Vine Maple (acer circinatum). They prosper near sources including creeks and rivers. They’re a great option when they can be planted, to include to your own sloping landscape. A stunning decorative accent is provided by maple trees using their red, yellow or green leaves that are shiny as well as their root methods that are sprawling are helpful in controlling erosion.

Measure a circle 8-feet in diameter and eliminate the sod in this circle having a garden shovel. Break the sod in to little parts along with your pickaxe and set it apart. Use your pickaxe to loosen the circle of soil in a depth of two feet.

Mix the soil with mulch or compost. It will contain at least 50% of the mixture. Add the up sod that is broken. Mound this combination as part of your circle.

Dig a hole in the middle of your mound using a shovel. The dimensions of your tree will determines the dimensions of the hole. It ought to be wide enough to accommodate the root ball and deep enough. Stand your tree up right in the hole.

Use a shovel to protect the root ball by means of your soil combination. Build a round berm of soil several inches high which types a reduced wall down the slope in the tree and outlines the root ball. The rim on the down-side of the slope needs to be mounded slightly more in relation to the side that was opposite as it washes down the slope to to gather rain-water.

Cover your whole mound using a thick layer of mulch. The mulch will help keep moisture which means that your tree does not become dry.