Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/the-urban-handbook/trees-and-woodlands/establishment-phase/
This covers the first five years after planting. Weed control A square metre of bare ground should be maintained around each young tree. This can be done by using a herbicide, mulch mat or loose mulch material. Replacement of failed plants Some losses will be inevitable, and the planting density will have allowed for this....