Good Bye Winter….Hello Spring!!

February 26th, 2011 admin Posted in Winter Damage | No Comments »

Trees and Shrubs
Well it finally looks like the worst of Winter is over. Although there weren’t any really deep snows, there were plenty of small ones. Most of them were complicated by extremely cold temperatures and wind that persisted for prolonged periods of time that caused all kinds of issues not only at the time, but others we will be dealing with this Spring, Summer, and beyond. Some of our plants that typically handle the colder months in our area just fine, will probably have problems related to the stress of this past Winter. If you take into to account not only the wind and the extremely cold temperatures, but then add on top of that the accumulating ice episodes we had, it has set up for an unfavorable formula for trees and shrubs. Because of the high frequency of these events, more salt and ice melt was used than normal to keep walks, drives, and streets safe. This of course had to be done, but there are going to be some undesired effects that will result from it. Depending on the amount of exposure to these materials and weather, the plants could have anywhere from a little burn to totally dying.

To complicate matters,the drought and extreme heat we experienced this past summer was very hard on trees, shrubs, and turf. Even some big trees will probably decline or die, more from the conditions of this past Summer than the harsh conditions of Winter. We don’t want to loose any plants, but large trees are really a treasure that we should try to save if at all possible. If you have any large trees that don’t seem to be leafing out like they normally do, see limbs starting to die back in the middle of  Summer, or if the leaves don’t have their normal color, I would suggest calling a certified Arborist to consult with about seeing what could be done to possibly help save your tree or advise you if it needs to be removed. There are several good Arborist in Louisville but one I would highly recommend would be Robert Rollins at Greenhaven Tree Care. Click on this link to go to their website http://www.greenhaventreecare.com/.
See the pictures below to view some possible damage you may find that has been done to local trees and shrubs.
  
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