Spring 2009

Inside this Issue:
Dear Friends and Fellow Tree Lovers
TLC Update
Critters
Tree of the Quarter
Tree Care Tips - Give Your Trees TLC

Dear Friends and Fellow Tree Lovers

Spring seems to be pretty early this year. It has been a lovely spring, not much dust, just very dry. The little bit of moisture we had 2nd week of March and the one rain in February is less that 2" in over 6 months...

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TLC Update

We are happy to still have Johnny Duncan with us. Johnny had a pretty bad motorcycle wreck on his way to work about a month ago. The road was very slick and he lost control of his bike. Thankfully, he was only going about 30 mph. He spent only 5 days in the hospital. He is on the road to recovery now, mostly staying in his office. We expect him to be climbing again in a few months. Thanks for all your prayers...

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Critters & Cruds

Spring is the most active time for plants and the critters and crud that live on them.

Siberian Elms are just about completely leafed out and that means the Elm Leaf Beetle won't be far behind. It is already time to soil inject with Merit for that problem. Slime flux has always been a problem in Siberian Elms and we've never had a good solution for that problem until recently. Mauget now has an injectible anti-biotic that seems to work fairly well at controlling the disease...

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Tree of the Quarter

Pinyon Pine is the common name for several species of pine. All are drought tolerant, with native ranges from northern Mexico to central Colorado...

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Tree Care Tips - Give Your Trees TLC

We are almost 10" above average for rainfall for the year, but the last rain was back in September and of that record 8" that fell in a 24 hour period, much ran off. It is time to give your trees a thorough watering.

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03.27.2009. 23:36