Early this year I mulched my fruit trees with shavings from turning. One tree has died, one is looking very sick, one is surviving without producing any fruit and the last one is doing wonderfully well producing a bounty of cherries.
I added some municipal compost on top of the shavings.
There was a bit of local walnut mixed in with the remaining maple, poplar and madrone shavings. I thought shavings were good for much. Perhaps I was wrong?
Do any Creekers have similar experience and is anyone able to shed a little light on the matter?
Regards
John