With the potential of snow, sleet, ice or slush approaching it is time to tend to your trees for the success of a new growing season. With the New Year on the horizon now is an ideal time to inspect your trees for tree service needs and prepare them for a booming New Year. Below we have set up a winter checklist to help you safeguard the health of your trees and identify potential issues that should not be overlooked. 1. Remove critical risk trees. As trees decline, they become liabilities to the surrounding area and begin to lose their asset value. For more information on when to consider removing your tree read "Talking Trees: When is it Time to Remove a Tree?" 2. Fertilize your trees and shrubs. This should be part of your annual care of your trees, it can improve weather resistance, and decrease damage from diseases and insect. Be sure to apply a slow release fertilizer. Watch "Talking Trees: How and Why to Fertilize Your Trees" about the benefits of tree fertilization. 3. Inspect your trees and shrubs for ice and snow damage. Properly maintaining your trees can prevent ice and snow damage. 4. Pruning is the foundation of any successful tree care program. Pruning removes dead, diseased or unsafe branches and can ensure the health of your tree. Here at The Kings' Tree Care we pride ourselves in the use of proper techniques when pruning and caring for your trees. As well as the use of proper pruning techniques we properly clean all our tools before pruning other trees, to prevent possible spreading of potential diseases. 5. Inspect for insects and diseases. Insects and diseases can attack your trees and significantly damage a perfectly healthy tree. Treat insects and diseases appropriately to prevent your trees decline in health. Look out for scale, mites, and lace bugs or beetles. The Kings’ Tree Care is here for all your tree care needs. We can help you prepare your outside dwelling friends for a prosperous new year! Call today and request a free consultation. The Kings’ Tree Care, providing winter tree services that you can count on! The Kings' Tree Care would like to make your new year bright with a little bit of helpful insight! But first how would you like to test your tree-teligence? Below is a tree-knowledge quiz! Each question is multiple choice; answers presented at the end of the quiz! 1. What part of a tree actually grows vertically? a. The base of the trunk b. The middle portions of the trunk c. The very top of the tree d. The top and bottom portions of the tree 2. What is the name of the symbiotic fungus that often lives on tree roots? a. Armillaria b. Phloem c. Mycorrhizae d. Meristem 3. Which of the following pruning practices is harmful for trees? a. Pruning with a chainsaw in the winter b. “Topping???” a tree by cutting its central leader between nodes c. Pruning a maple tree in the spring d. Sterilizing cutting instruments between trees 4. What are meristems? a. Areas of rapid cell division from which trees grow b. Areas of dark heartwood, surrounded by light sapwood c. Insect larvae found in a tree’s bark d. Leaf stems 5. What does the term “transpiration??? refer to? a. The opening and closing of leaves in response to water stress b. The process by which trees seal off wounds c. The ability of trees to become dormant during droughts d. The process by which trees draw water from the ground, and release it from the leaves 6. Which of the following characteristics suggest a tree may be hazardous? a. Dead branches b. Large hollows, cracks or cavities c. Significant lean d. All of the above 7. Which of the following are necessary for some pinecones to release their seeds? a. Drought b. Torrential rain c. Fire d. Insect disturbance 8. Which of the following can reduce a tree’s need for supplemental watering, shield the roots from temperature extremes and release nutrients into the soil? a. Fertilizer application b. Pesticide application c. Mulch application d. Antibiotic application 9. Some _______ are the world’s tallest trees, but the world’s most massive trees are ________. a. Coastal redwoods, giant sequoias b. Giant sequoia, coastal redwoods c. Coastal redwood, Montezuma cypresses d. Baobab tree, coastal redwoods 10. Trees that shed their leaves each year are called __________, while those that keep a full complement of leaves year-round are called __________. a. Angiosperms, gymnosperms b. Stressed, healthy c. Fruit trees, conifers d. Deciduous, evergreen Read More for helpful insight & the answers! "No cheating :)"
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Taking care of your Christmas tree could save your life!
"A freshly-cut tree can consume a gallon of water in 24 hours!" 😳 Don't forget to water your trees this holiday season and keep them away from heat sources! Click on the links below for more information or visit us on our page! https://www.almanac.com/content/how-care-christmas-tree https://www.azfamily.com/…/video_b5c7a15c-425f-5a48-ba24-c6…
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Our trees give so much throughout the year. One large tree can supply a day's supply of oxygen for four people. "But what happens when your tree looks a little down in the dumps?" Click here to find out more! Just like the giving tree The Kings' Tree Care would like to give to all our followers and future followers a discount off of any of our services! Just text TKTC to 31996 to claim your discount! With much gratitude, The Kings' Tree Care aka "Tree wise men" |
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