On-site with the tree or shrub / national (yard, street, or park planting)
Mulch and irrigation stewardship audit (volcano mulching, drought stress) — on-site / national.
Measure mulch depth and shape at the trunk, then check for drought stress signs and confirm irrigation depth. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $110 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofMulch depth measured, 2-3 inches confirmed + Trunk contact, root-flare burial checked, corrected if found + Drought signs checked: wilting, scorch, yellowing, bark cracks + One inch weekly water applied, or twice for new trees + Penetration confirmed via a 6-inch soil test hole + Structural risk sign routed to an ISA arborist
- Open until2027-01-22
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Measure mulch depth and shape at the trunk, then check for drought stress signs and confirm irrigation depth. A mulch volcano piled against the bark and an under-watered tree both look like ordinary yard care, yet each is a slow, well-documented way to kill a tree that a five-minute correction habit prevents.
Fund it for $110. Proof lands onchain when it's done.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- A ruler or tape measure for mulch depth
- A soft rake or gloved hands for pulling mulch back from the trunk
- A small trowel or hand shovel for the 6-inch water-penetration test hole
- A rain gauge, marked bucket, or hose flow-rate estimate to confirm one inch of applied water
- A notebook or phone to log findings by date
Steps
- 1. Measure the mulch depth at the trunk and at the mid-zone between trunk and drip line.
- 2. Where mulch touches the trunk or buries the root flare (the point where the trunk visibly widens into the roots), pull it back by hand or with a soft rake until the flare is visible and the trunk is bare of contact.
- 3. Rake mulch to an even 2-3 inch depth extending out toward the drip line, never piled higher against the trunk.
- 4. Check the crown and foliage for drought stress signs: temporary or permanent wilting, leaf yellowing before drop, leaf-margin scorch, early defoliation, or longitudinal bark cracks (short-term signs), and dead branch tips, a sparse yellowish canopy, undersized new leaves, or halted growth (long-term signs).
- 5. Confirm the tree receives roughly one inch of water per week if established, or twice per week if newly planted and still establishing.
- 6. After watering, dig a small 6-inch test hole nearby and confirm the soil is moist to that depth rather than assuming penetration from watering time alone.
- 7. If a cavity, crack, girdling root, fungal conk, or other structural risk sign appears while pulling back mulch or inspecting the trunk, stop the mulch correction and route to this library's own urban_tree_visual_health_check standard and a named ISA Certified Arborist.
What counts as done
- Mulch depth measured at the trunk and mid-zone, and corrected toward the 2-3 inch range where it is not already there
- Trunk contact and root-flare burial checked; mulch pulled back from the bark and off the root flare wherever a volcano shape is found
- Drought stress signs checked and recorded: wilting (temporary or permanent), leaf yellowing, leaf-margin scorch, early defoliation, longitudinal bark cracks
- Watering confirmed against the one-inch-per-week guideline for an established tree, or twice weekly for a newly planted one
- Water penetration confirmed by digging a 6-inch test hole after watering rather than assumed
- Any structural risk sign found while working the root zone or trunk (cavity, crack, girdling root, fungal conk) routed to this library's own urban_tree_visual_health_check standard and a named ISA Certified Arborist
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
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