Sealed paving surfaces are the shroud for every tree. In order to create a tree disc so that it can still be walked on or driven over, ideas are needed that ensure that the soil can breathe and seep away. Let these tips and ideas inspire you to gently pave tree sections in your garden.
How can you pave tree sections gently?
To pave tree sections gently, you can lay small paving stones or cobblestones in a circle, use grass paving stones or use a cover grid made of Corten steel. Make sure that the soil remains breathable and permeable.
This patch gives the tree room to breathe
If the soil lacks the ability to breathe and percolate, a tree is doomed. Protecting the roots from compaction and pressure must not prevent the supply of oxygen and water. Mulching is not suitable for covering a tree slab so that it can be walked on or driven over. The following options are popular with home gardeners to gently pave the area under trees:
- Lay small paving stones or cobblestones in a circle with large, sand-filled joints
- Concrete lawn grid stones, the cavities of which are planted with turf or small sedum
- Rustic: tree guard made of braided cast iron on a self-supporting substructure
The trend is a creative combination of an edge border with paving stones and a cover grille made of Corten steel with a recess for the tree trunk. The frame can optionally consist of one, two or three rows of stones. A bed of gravel and gravel is only necessary if the tree disc is driven over with a ride-on mower. The disadvantage of this option is that weed growth is to be expected between the grid.
Pave tree slices so that they are suitable for traffic – this is how it works with concrete
Trees along the driveway of the house or as greenery for car parking spaces have to be tough. So that the tree discs can withstand the pressure of vehicles, resourceful engineers have developed the CERDA tree disc. This is a four-part concrete frame that separates the pavement and the tree. Inside the frame there is a two-part concrete grid with a circular 45 cm recess for the tree.
Tip
The manufacturer Greanleave has an ingenious compromise between sealing plaster and breathable cover for tree discs in its portfolio. The company produces cover plates from bound chippings or gravel, whose open-pored structure is permeable to air and water. The tree disc is desirable and can be driven over with a lawnmower without leaving loose gravel lying around in the garden.
