Winter brings a new set of concerns for the trees on your property. Cold, snow and ice can damage them, and since they stay active underground, their root systems need protection and nourishment.
Are Your Trees Ready for a Colorado Winter?
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America’s Christmas tree growers refer to their product as a “crop.” A seasonal crop, but a crop nonetheless. Like pumpkins at Halloween or sweet corn in August.
A 2018 Guide for Cutting Your Own Christmas Tree in Colorado
Did you know that by cutting your own Christmas tree (or Hanukah bush or Festivus pole) you‘re actually helping with forest management? Thinning forests lets sunlight reach deeper into the canopy, encouraging new, more diverse growth and reducing competition for nutrients.
Is This the Year for a Living Christmas Tree?
There’s nothing quite like the scent of a fresh-cut Christmas tree to put you in the holiday spirit. And there’s nothing like cleaning up fallen, dried-up needles and dragging it to the curb to get you out of it.
WATER THAT CHRISTMAS TREE
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.
September is National Preparedness Month
Winter brings on a host of challenges for homeowners. They range from winterizing your house for comfort and energy savings to maintaining your trees to avoid winter damage and having a plan in case trouble strikes.
The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) designates each September as National Preparedness Month to remind us that we need to plan for the unexpected and be ready to meet the challenges it brings.
Winter Watering Keeps Trees Healthy and Happy
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.
Be Careful With Deicers
With recent heavy snows and record low temperatures, it’s important to remember that misuse of chemical deicing compounds can cause serious damage to your trees and plants. And you might not know how much damage they’ve done until spring when grass, plants and trees are dead and walks and driveways are riddled with pits and cracks.
Winterizing Your Landscape
The first weeks of fall are an important time for keeping your landscape in shape for winter and ready to wake up healthy and happy come spring.
Outdoor Plants You Can Bring In For Winter
There are plenty of dwarf trees, shrubs, and plants in your landscape or on your patio that will overwinter nicely indoors under the right growing conditions.