Brown leaves on trees and shrubs can be indicators of leaf scorch. Leaf scorch occurs during hot weather when the rate of water uptake by roots is exceeded by the rate of water loss from leaves. Plants respond to rapid water loss by willingly letting some leaves die back so that water intake equals the…
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What’s in My Tree?
Spring has finally sprung in the Omaha Metro area and many of us are taking full advantage of the warmer weather. Leaves are just starting to pop on trees but this allows us time to notice and sometimes panic when we see something that doesn’t look quiet right. Take for instance the cover photo for…
Plant Protection
Are your trees ready for winter? Last week I talked about the importance of winter watering but I want to touch on woody plant protection. Most of our herbaceous perennials die back to the ground and don’t need protection from small mammals. However, those plants that have a persistent above ground structure, tree and shrubs,…
Telephone Pole Tree
You will often hear the virtues of proper tree planting depth. Trees that are planted to deep will often fail to thrive, appear stunted and not grow. However, this is not always the case. Many instances when a tree is planted to deep will have no outward signs of stress. How do you know if…