If it’s detrimental to the trees, I’d like to have it removed. But I suspect convincing the city *to convince the permit holder* to remove it will be difficult.
Yes and no. It’s established enough that it shouldn’t “hurt” the tree. It can lead to decay I guess. Imho it’s not that big of a deal at this point in the trees life
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In my unprofessional opinion, yes, no root flare visible and the mulch should never be up against bark like this
# Is this mulch piled up harmful to these 90 year old urban Linden trees?
If so, how could I convince the city to have it removed?
Backstory:
This is in a famous Boston Park ([Paul Revere Mall/AKA The Prado](https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3658271,-71.053664,3a,75y,126.96h,92.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snCrjmUZDkvTbkTCJMEqN9g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)). A local business owner was given a permit to host an event here over the weekend and, as part of his effort to spruce the area up for his event, he decided to fill all of the tree pits with mulch.
If it’s detrimental to the trees, I’d like to have it removed. But I suspect convincing the city *to convince the permit holder* to remove it will be difficult.
Edit: The brickwork was redone about ~5 years ago, but these trees have been here since the park was put in in the 1930s. This is what they looked like before the mulch was piled up: [https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3658271,-71.053664,3a,75y,190.55h,80.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snCrjmUZDkvTbkTCJMEqN9g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D](https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3658271,-71.053664,3a,75y,190.55h,80.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snCrjmUZDkvTbkTCJMEqN9g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)
Yes and no. It’s established enough that it shouldn’t “hurt” the tree. It can lead to decay I guess. Imho it’s not that big of a deal at this point in the trees life
90 year old urban trees 🤣🤣 stop
YES IT IS!