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Can you get hold of any aged/part rotted* wood chip?
That mycorrhizal fungi needs something to eat.
The fecundity of ancient woodland is due to the extensive network
of fungi in the soil, providing nutrients to the tree roots,
especially phosphorus.
Probably not much organic material for it to feed on +/-9 inches into suburban soil.
[* fresh wood chip needs nitrogen to start the decay process
so can deplete impoverished or unimproved soils.
Pissing on a stack or heap helps the decay process no end].
mespilus-
When the old hedge was removed the chap chopped up the roots of the old hedge and they're mixed into the soil. I've got 8 bags of manure which will be mixed into the soil before the hedge goes in, with some bone meal. I don't think the fungi will go hungry!
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Figure this might be a how longs a piece of string question but how rotted or old does it need to be? Have 10 or so rhododendrons I want to put wood chip around. I have some year old stuff that never got turned or some 2 week old chippings
Brommers
nauls
Yep, bought bare root whips. Will be delivered in November when the plants have gone into winter hibernation. 3 hours seems very optimistic - that's one plant every 2 minutes! I can't dig the planting trench the day before - the spoil needs to go on boards on the pavement as I can't put it on the new turf, and it's a rather antisocial tripping hazard left overnight. And then there's the Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi dip to be applied to each plant. And the bonemeal layer. Makes me tired just thinking about it!