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Mulch is prerequisite to any garden for among other things it assists in moisture retention, curbs the top soil from being eroded, and can act as a weed killer. However not all mulch is good for the garden, including cypress, since it does not promote the growth of the plant it serves. Furthermore, commercial exploitation by mulch companies kills off a whole population of the tree that produced the mulch.

Environmentally friendly mulch includes eucalyptus and Melaleuca. Eucalyptus proves to be eco-friendly in the sense that it does not discolor for long and its mulch has pesticide effect on fleas. It is also easy to preserve the population of the tree because the species has the capability to undergo renewal of growth after the tree has been cut down. Melaleuca easily spreads into fields of other native plants which make it a great proponent for varietal mulch that can be used to re-grow fields of obsolete trees like cypress.

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