Hello World! Welcome Friends! Whether you have 2 trees or 50 in your yard, it’s important that you understand how to take care of them. Trees provide oxygen, reduce the effects of pollution, and can also improve what your home is worth.
Yet many people don’t understand how to take care of a tree, causing their trees to suffer, and sometimes die.
To keep that from happening, keep reading to learn about 7 tree maintenance tips that’ll help your trees live long and healthy lives.
1. Give Them a Trim
Have you ever gone too long without a haircut and felt not yourself? Trees can feel the same way. For that reason, it’s important to trim certain types.
Like with any plant, removing dead parts enables new and healthy parts to grow in their place. In the case of trees, this means trimming dead leaves and branches. If you feel like you’re not up to the task, hire a professional company to come and help you out.
It’s also a good idea to trim trees close to your house. Loose branches, storms, and powerful winds can damage your home. Trimming helps minimize the chance of this happening.
2. Test the Soil
Sometimes, you can be doing everything right, but your trees still don’t look their best. In that case, consider testing the soil.
By testing the soil, you’ll be able to see the pH levels and minerals in your soil. This can give you a better idea of whether or not it has any deficiencies. Soil testing is particularly important when working with seedlings and trees that you’ve replanted.
Professional soil testing services can be expensive. If you’re not willing to shell out that much, consider heading to your local garden center. You’ll be able to purchase a DIY test that should tell you everything you need to know.
3. Don’t Let Them Be Thirsty
Seedlings are like babies. When you first plant them, they need a lot of attention. This also means that you need to water them.
New trees don’t have the roots that older trees have, and therefore can’t draw up the same amount of water. As a watering rule of thumb, give a young tree 10 gallons per each inch of trunk diameter. This will ensure that it’s getting everything it needs to grow up healthy and strong.
As the tree ages, it’ll require less attention. Some mature trees can draw up more than 100 gallons of water per day from the earth.
4. Add Mulch
Nothing looks better than piles of mulch in your gardens and around the bases of your trees. Yet aside from adding aesthetic value, mulch also helps your trees in a number of different ways.
The Arbor Day Foundation explains that adding mulch helps insulate the soil. This means that temperature fluctuations won’t affect the tree as much. This will particularly benefit young trees and replanted trees.
Adding mulch also benefits the roots. It helps them maintain moisture, as well as keeps the presence of weeds to a minimum. Your tree roots will have no other forms of competition when they need water.
5. Be Aware of Diseases and Pests
Nothing is more tragic than watching a tree die on account of a pest or disease. Monitor your trees to ensure that nothing abnormal is happening with them.
Pests can be hard to eliminate. By the time you begin to see signs of damage, they may have already damaged the interior of the tree to a point of no return. Although you can buy insect control formulas, your best bet may be to work with a professional. They’ll be able to identify the exact type of pest and take steps to eliminate it.
Two common types of diseases in trees are fungi and rot. As soon as you see these problems, you should treat them as soon as possible. Head to your local home garden store and buy a fungicide to help take care of the problem.
If a tree does die, you need to make sure you remove it. If you don’t, it can impact the other trees around it. Check out this guide to learn more about how to remove a dead tree.
6. Ensure Your Trees Are Ready for Winter
If you live in a place that experiences seasons, you’ll need to make sure that your trees are ready for colder temperatures.
Again, young trees and smaller trees are the most vulnerable to damage during winter. If it’s feasible, try covering the trees with a tarp to keep them protected. You can also put a layer of fertilizer down which will help them retain moisture and nutrients in the cold.
You should also make sure to trim your trees before winter. This will help them grow more in the warm spring weather.
7. When in Doubt, Ask a Professional for Help
Even the most avid tree fanatics shouldn’t be afraid to turn to a professional company for help in certain situations.
If your trees are experiencing a problem, a professional will be able to identify and give recommendations for how to resolve the issue. Any pests or diseases won’t stand a chance against a trained expert.
If your trees appear healthy, it can still be a good idea to get them checked out. This is like when you go to your doctor for an annual physical!
Keep Your Trees Healthy With These Tree Maintenance Tips
Although tree maintenance is important, many people don’t give their trees the attention they need. Yet by following this guide, you’ll ensure that your trees will stick around for a long time.
Do you have any other tree care tips? Let me know in a comment below!
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