Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Helping my little tree breathe, 0 by grrrlgeek

grrrlgeek wrote:
Since I started reading and watching videos about caring for trees and how many are planted too deeply, I noticed all the trees on this property (townhouses) look like telephone poles :( Especially sad are the large oaks between the backs of the houses, but I've already requested the acting HOA (not a real HOA yet) look into a tree service. For our own little Linden, I have started removing the layers and layers of mulch from the trunk, and yesterday removed a little mud and some small circling roots. Here is a picture of what I have so far. It's clear there were some things cut off the tree very low down at some point. Any advice on how to proceed from tree people out there?