[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Bruce.Chandler at tmcaz.com]

Bruce
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Bruce.Chandler at tmcaz.com

Hello,

My wife has hired landscapers to native plant trees.  They built a box area about 10 feet by 10 feet out of cemet blocks--it is nice, but I told my wife to be sure and tell them to break up the cliliche (sp) before she has them plant the tree, otherwise the tree won't grow properly in the space.   It is very hard and difficult to dig in our yard, and I know that they won't do it unless we insist.   Other trees in our yard, in fact the entire neighborhood have blow over--trees that were five years old--because the landscapers just seem to have made a small hole (ground is very very hard) and roots have fanned out and not in the ground.  Can you comment on this please?  I'm afraid that they trees will not take proper root.

Cheers!

Bruce