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Caring for your Trees
Plant a tree and nature will take care of the rest, right? Not necessarily. The trees
in our yards, neighborhoods, and along our streets are a valuable asset, and require
our help to keep them healthy. Proper tree care is based on science and research,
not wives tales and myths. There is a “right way” and a “wrong way” to care for
trees. Here are some tips you need to know to keep your trees healthy and working
for you.
- Keeping Your Trees Healthy
- Think Before You Top Your Tree
- Pruning Trees
- Learn How to Prune Properly
- Safety First
- Trees and Utilities: Can they share the same space?
- Fruit Tree Pruning
- Mulch - Too Much Can Harm Your Tree
- When Does a Tree Become a Risk?
- Frequently
Asked Questions about Tree Care from the Tree Care Industry Association
Midsummer in Pennsylvania is most often dry and hot. It is important to monitor
rainfall in our landscapes and be able to recognize drought stress symptoms in our
landscapes. In the short term it might mean scorched leaves, daily wilts, slowed
growth, and early leaf drop. Long term droughts can become devastating with increased
disease and insect susceptibility, loss of branches, root dieback, and ultimately
death of the plant. Once we learn to recognize the symptoms of drought we can take
action by irrigating our landscapes or working to prevent future drought through
design, plant selection, mulching and more.
“Promote Plant Health” – PSU Horticulture Factsheet that discusses drought and insect issues
http://sepaipm.cas.psu.edu/factsheets/promote.html
Drought Care – Morton Arboretum
http://www.mortonarb.org/main.taf?p=3,2,7
Dealing with Drought in the Landscape - a very good publication from Delaware Cooperative
Extension
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/pdf/DroughtBrochure.pdf
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