Mulch & Soil Volume
Bed area and depth → cubic yards to order, bag counts and weight — with proper tree-mulching guidance baked in.
The bed
ft
in
in
Order this much hardwood mulch
0.28yd³
27 ft² at 3" · includes 10% settling allowance
2 ft³ bags instead
4bags
3 ft³ bags instead
3bags
Approx. weight
0.08tons
Coverage per yd³ @ 3"
108ft²
Mulch like an arborist
- Trees want 2–4 inches of mulch — more suffocates roots. Going deeper than 4" is for paths, not plantings.
- Keep mulch 3–6 inches OFF the trunk flare. A mulch volcano rots the bark and invites girdling roots.
- Bulk beats bags above ~1 yd³ — one yard is roughly 14 two-cubic-foot bags.
Supplier densities vary with moisture — the tonnage is a hauling estimate, not a scale ticket.
