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Perennial woody guilds are not bed-scoped. Their ground entity is the drip-line ring.

Well established · suboptimal if ignored → advise

How it works

A tree's root zone expands for a decade and extends well past the canopy edge.

The evidence

Evidence: settled without a trial - root architecture.

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Milpa Gardens. "Perennial woody guilds are not bed-scoped. Their ground entity is the drip-line ring." Evidence grade: Well established. https://milpa.garden/rules/perennial-woody-guilds-not-bed-scoped-their/

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