Our friends at Dynamic Earth Lawn Care are just as excited as we are to be preparing for the changing of seasons. With Spring tree care and yard projects just around the corner, we are so excited for all the potential that warm weather brings with it.
We can’t stress the importance of winterizing your trees enough. If you haven’t started preparing your trees for winter by now, don’t wait a day longer! While trees may appear inactive during the winter months, they continue to regulate their metabolism and only slow down some physiological activities, according to Steve Nix of Steve’s Forestry Blog.
We have said it before and we’ll say it again – you must take good care of your trees throughout the winter months! Wind, snow, rain, and even winter drought can be very tough on your trees, but minimizing winter damage is quick and easy. Here are three tips we found on Associated Content that will help keep your trees healthy through the winter. In turn, they’ll look even more beautiful in the spring!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the Kansas City Metro! Everyone is starting to decorate their landscapes with beautiful lawn ornaments, their homes are being strung with vibrant lights, and soon all the bells will ring and the Carolers will start to sing!
Along with all of the holiday cheer, we can not forget the tradition of decorating the Christmas Tree and it all starts with the precise selection! Unless of course, you decide to use an imposter (the artificial tree). Here are a few reasons to stick with a "real" Christmas Tree.
- Freshly cut Evergreens will not cost you a fortune and leave your pocket book relatively untouched! Most start at $28 depending on what size you are looking for!
- Real Evergreens biodegrade back into our Earth and are actually nurture the soil. Artificial trees lay in landfills for a lifetime. Remember they are plastic.
- Visiting a Christmas Tree Farm creates an opportunity to spend valuable time with your family, support local businesses, and cultivation!
Trees need to have regular care in order to maintain their health. Part of this care requires you to keep your trees well fed with the use of fertilizer. Fertilizer will help trees grow stronger so that they can fight off disease and pests. The following are a few tips on how to fertilize a tree:
One of the biggest issues that trees in Kansas City have had to deal with over the last few years is the Ash Borer. There are roughly 20,000 public ash trees trees and 400,000 private ash trees in Kansas City, which means an enormous amount of trees are being negatively affected by the Ash Borer, which is a type of beetle that is attracted to ash trees.
If you are having defoliation issues with the trees on your property, then there's a chance that these issues are due to caterpillar damage. The following are the three most common caterpillars to help you identify what is causing the defoliation of your trees:
There are a lot of factors to consider when adding trees to your landscape. Unfortunately, you can't just add a tree here and there without thinking about how the tree will affect the rest of your landscape. There will be a competition between trees and other plants for water and light, after all. The following are a few things you'll need to keep in mind: