Thanks. So I checked the soil around the tree and was pretty amazed to find that the soil wasnt clammy. The soil in the bog garden is obviously very clammy and holds together in great big lumps whilst the soil around the tree is actually very friable: damp but not wet through. And this was after 3 inches of rain in the prior 24 hours. What i also noticed was that the gap between the edge of the pond and the path was quite small and that the root ball may well have been squeezed into the gap. i put some water into the small hole i dug and it drained very quickly. i'mnow wondering if perhaps the rootball is sitting in a u -shaped hole with an air pocket below it and the rain water is just draining away very quickly ?? |