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Apr 25, This video shows how to make a professional looking edge and mulch ring around a tree. This technique can also be used in all bed formations.

Enjoy doing t. This can cause your tree to become distressed and start to die. Therefore, whether you use a shovel manually to remove the grass from your tree trunk base, or you utilize the newspaper method, your yard will be much more pleasing to the eye with a mulch ring around your stumpcut.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Apr 25, Cut grass under the tree to an even height.

Grab a few black and white newspapers.

Soak the newspaper with water, and then apply mulch on top as instructed above.

Place about 10 sheets over each section of the grass. Overlap the paper as you work your way around the tree. Soak the newspaper with water, and then apply mulch on top as instructed above. Water the mulch thoroughly. In about a month, the grass will be dead. May 30, This is how to edge around a tree and mulch around a tree.

It's pretty simple, but it gives a clean look without any fancy tools or equipment. You could even.