Black Shredded Mulch Near Me

Buying black shredded mulch locally

Shredded hardwood mulch dyed black for a bold, modern landscape look. Rich black color makes green plants and colorful flowers stand out. Holds its color longer than brown mulch and provides the same moisture retention, weed suppression, and soil temperature regulation benefits. Yards also call it Black Dyed Mulch or Black Bark Mulch. GoodGravel lists 152 suppliers that stock black shredded mulch across 42 states. 50 of them deliver and 42 are pits or quarries that sell straight from the stockpile.

Expect black shredded mulch to run $25 to $45 per ton at the yard, or $30 to $50 per cubic yard. A 10 ton load is $250 to $450 before delivery. Very lightweight — a standard dump truck can carry 15-20 cubic yards. Color-safe dye won't leach into soil. Allow 24 hours after spreading before watering to let dye set. Pits sit at the low end of that range and landscape yards at the high end, since the yard bought it from a pit and trucked it in.

Black Shredded Mulch works well for landscape beds, tree rings, foundation plantings, and commercial properties. Skip it for driveways and walkways (decomposes). The upside: bold black color creates striking contrast with plants and holds color longer than natural brown mulch. The catch: dye can temporarily stain hands, concrete, and clothing.

Shredded strips of bark and wood, typically 1-4 inches long, dyed with carbon-based black colorant. The dye is non-toxic and safe for plants and pets. Double-shredded black mulch mats together better and resists displacement. One cubic yard of black shredded mulch weighs about 0.5 tons. A 3 inch layer over 500 square feet takes 4.6 cubic yards, which is close to 2.3 tons. Add 10 percent for settling and the odd low spot.

Press the location button at the top of the page and the list sorts by distance from you. Call the closest yard and ask for black shredded mulch by name and by size. Ask if it is washed or still has fines in it, because that changes how it drains and how it packs. If the nearest yard is out, the next one is usually within 20 miles when you are near a city.

Under 2 tons, pickup with your own truck or a trailer is the cheaper route. A half ton pickup takes about a third of a yard per trip. Above 5 tons, delivery starts to pay for itself because the fee spreads over more stone. Either way, get the total price for your exact tonnage from two yards and compare those totals, not the price per ton.

Read more about the material on the black shredded mulch guide.