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Tree Wrap Protects Against Sunscald
Just like a toddler’s tender skin, the bark of young trees hasn’t had time to toughen up. Colorado’s winter weather is particularly hard on immature trees with its extreme fluctuations in temperature and moisture.
Preventing Pine Tree Needle Desiccation
Coloradans are fortunate to have a number of elegant pine trees native to their state. Lodgepole, Limber, Piñon and Ponderosa pines thrive across the state from the plains to timberline making them among the most popular landscaping choices everywhere.
Avoid De-Icing Your Lawn and Landscaping with Salt Products
Even with a foot or more of snow, Coloradans know most of it will be gone after a day or two of bright mountain sunshine.
Prepare Your Turf for Spring
With the coming of spring, Colorado lawns are getting a wakeup call.
Spring Shrub Pruning and Shearing
Most shrubs benefit from an early spring pruning to encourage healthy growth and flowering.
Cabling and Bracing Your Tree: What You Need to Know
Colorado’s spring storms are notorious for wreaking havoc on trees in urbanized areas. Cyclonic winds and lightning strikes are common and trees weakened by soil shifts, nearby construction or poor health and maintenance are most likely to be affected.
Trees of Colorado: The Western Catalpa
The Western Catalpa tree, sometimes called a Catawba or Helicopter tree, is a large broadleaf deciduous tree that works well as a showpiece in a space large enough to accommodate its 40-75-foot height and up to 40-foot wingspan.
Trees of Colorado: The Ohio Buckeye
The Ohio Buckeye isn’t native to Colorado, but like so many other immigrants from the Midwest, it thrives here.
Planting Trees to Commemorate, Beautify and Add Landscape Value
Planting a tree to commemorate a special occasion is a great gift for both the memory and the planet it was made on.
Defending Your Trees From Extreme Weather
TREEOLOGYIt goes beyond pruning, general maintenance and occasional fertilization and instead focuses on preventing issues from arising in the first place.It’s hard to believe. Five days ago, 3 to 6 inches of snow accumulated in Denver, CO. The Farmer’s Almanac...