Inorganic is certainly less stressful.
+ something Bobby pointed out when he visited: the small particle size seems to aid small leaves. My elms have very nice small leaves and he believed the small particular size of the inorganic DE I’m using, to be aiding that.
I find it easier to tell if it needs water or not, too. Although I’ve been using it on a variety of sized trees for 3 years now.
I’m still quite worried about my trees that are in more a 50/50 mix of organic, when to water. So far so good, it seems.
Over and under watering seems to be a relatively fast killer or presenting bad signs, so, here’s hoping I’m ok so far.
With organic and inorganic, I water THOROUGHLY, till it runs out the bottom. Everytime.