Paulneill wrote:The layer will be fine over winter and could be removed early spring
No extra protection needed
Take the advice of the guy from Sydney whose humidity's and temperatures are totally different to Melbournes bitter Winters. I have tried leaving a layer over Winter and froze the roots killing off the top of the tree. If you are going to have a go i suggest protecting the layer with hessian or other over Winter.
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