TREEOLOGY – BE INFORMED
Donovan Arborists
Our ISA Certified Arborists ensure that you get the highest quality tree care.
We offer free estimates for tree planting, trimming, removal, cabling and bracing.
We believe in being proactive in preventing insect infestations and disease outbreaks.
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Winter Watering Tips for Trees and Shrubs: A Simple Guide Denver's majestic trees are a vital part of the city's charm, but even these giants can get thirsty, especially during the dry winter months. Winter watering should be done 1-2 times per month from late fall...
Last year, Denver Water celebrated its 100th anniversary. In 1918, Denver residents voted to buy the Denver Union Water Company and form the municipal agency now known as Denver Water.
Coloradans are no stranger to droughts.
At least 54% of the state now is experiencing drought conditions, compared to 100% this
Trees are living organisms that need nutrition all year round. Even in the dead of winter your trees and shrubs are busy underground, growing and storing food and energy for springtime emergence.
While Donovan Arborist Paul Donovan has dedicated his life to the care and wellbeing of living trees, there’s one time of year that customers seek advice about trees that are no longer living: real Christmas trees.
Don’t let those bare branches fool you, your trees and shrubs need water year-round. Their leaves may be long-gone, but your trees and shrubs are still active, even in the dead of winter. When cold weather comes, trees redirect their energy from above-ground growth and leaf and seed production to storing nutrients and expanding their root systems. And they need water to do it.
Just because rain lands on your property doesn’t necessarily mean you can collect and use it. In fact, it’s only been a little over a year that collecting water in rain barrels has been legal in Denver. And even that comes with a list of restrictions.
It may seem like your trees hibernate for the winter, but the truth is that there’s still plenty of action going on below ground. Roots continue growing beneath the soil, and they need water and nutrients year-round.
If you have lived in the Rockies for any length of time, you know that evergreens tend to do very well in this climates.
With needles rather than leaves, spruce trees and ponderosa pines don’t lose their needles like leafy trees. Evergreens thrive in this environment, yet they are not typically considered a shade-tree.
Denver has received only 3.07 inches of precipitation since September 1st. Characteristically, our winters involve dry air, low precipitation and extreme temperature fluctuations.