Did I Make A Huge Mistake?

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tth2010 Chesaning, MI Apr 19, 2020

Hi guys,

I am new to planting bare root trees. I just planted 11 dormant fruit trees last week. I laid down cardboard and put 8" of wood chips in a massive area to make my food forest. I moved all wood chips and dug the holes, careful not to mix the chips and soil. HOWEVER, I did bury the grass clumps on top of the roots with the dirt for backfill. I thought it would be good fertilizer as it decomposed but now I am worried it's going to burn the roots in the process.

It's been about a week since planting. Do I need to dig them all back up and remove the grass clumps?

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hcmcdole Powder Springs, GA(Zone 7b) Apr 19, 2020

You will be fine. I hope you buried the grass deep enough else it will be popping back up in no time. Mixing wood chips would've been fine as well as long as they were not recently chipped.

Don't worry about the small stuff.

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