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Do evergreens trees sour the soil?

  • Evergreen trees do not make the soil beneath them more acidic, even after decades of dropping needles.
  • Soil pH under spruce, pine, and other evergreens is generally the same as elsewhere on the property.
  • As needles decompose, soil microorganisms break down the compounds linked to their acidity.
  • Evergreen needles can serve as valuable mulch rather than harming the soil.
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Do evergreens trees sour the soil?

Soil pH doesn’t change under spruce, pine and other evergreens, and that myth has been corrected by numerous research universities.

·Fargo, United States
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Inforum broke the news in Fargo, United States on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
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