That looks awesome! Nicely done Mack.
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I'm diggin' it :-)
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Not sure of the solution, or if you care at all, but a tree hates it when you re-establish
ground level further up the trunk. VERY bad for the tree. Will rot the trunk in time.
Or so they say, anyway. Enjoy your projects. Looks good.
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I did not know this. I am going to have to look in to this now?
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Might just split a 5 gallon bucket that's had the bottom taken out and use half on either side and back fill?
There are solutions out there, I just know that arborists tell you to never mulch up a trunk, to use no mulch at
the trunk and a sloping pile outward, kind of like an ant lion pit. There is a solution somewhere in a pile
of junk, you just have to find it.
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This looks like the perfect BBQ/beer/cigar spot.
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Looks great Mack. Looks ready for a herf!
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