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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.
Roses Are Right for Many Reasons
Maybe your landscape design already has Grandma’s roses. Or, maybe you’re ramping up to re-landscape. Either way, Old Garden Roses are a remarkably hardy plant in Colorado’s climate. And they provide security too. If you’ve ever tried to trim your rose bush, you know exactly what I mean.
A Tree Grows in Littleton
Almost 55 years ago, there was a house on South Broadway with a tree growing through it. Well, it was growing through the center of the attached carport roof which seemed an odd place to have a tree. It was a curious sight from the perspective of the back seat of the family car. Not much in suburban Littleton was curious, but instead homogenous.
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.
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.
When is the Best Time to Prune Your Trees?
Experts agree that the best time to prune most landscape is from mid-February until early March. The trees are still dormant but are nearing the time that new growth will emerge. Late winter pruning allows enough time for the wounds to heal without exposing them to a full winter of stress. Plus, it encourages new growth to occur in places you want it.
Anatomy of a Tree: The Trunk
Just as knowing your body and how to take care of it, learning the parts of a tree and the roles they play can help you keep your trees healthy and in good shape. Today, we’ll take a look at the tree’s most fundamental structure, it’s trunk and branches.
Plan Now for Summer Pests
The time to treat pest infestations and diseases in your landscape is before they occur. And early spring is a good time to start with a program of Integrated Pest Management.
Trees to Avoid Along Colorado’s Front Range
As springtime approaches, homeowners’ thoughts turn to Colorado’s great outdoors and ways to enjoy it. Often that’s right in their own back yards, so it’s important to build a space to enjoy for years to come. And one of the things that can have a big impact on that enjoyment is the choice of trees.
The “Life Zones” of Colorado
The US Department of Agriculture publishes a list of Plant Hardiness Zones to help gardeners determine which plants are likely to survive in a given geographical location. But these zones are based on average minimum winter temperatures and don’t take other factors like precipitation and soil condition into account. Most of Metro Denver falls in USDA Zones 4-6, but with the wide range of growing conditions facing Coloradans, knowing a climate zone may not be enough information for successful planting.
The American Sycamore
The next time you check your 401k give a nod to the American sycamore. It was under the shade of one, also known as a buttonwood tree, that financiers gathered in New York City in 1792 to sign the Buttonwood Agreement, creating the New York Stock Exchange.