Lexington residents can participate in a recycling program for Christmas trees at various county locations. Before dropping it off, please remove all ornaments, strings and wires from the tree before dropping it off.)
ISA-certified arborists diagnose tree diseases and administer treatments, and offer annual maintenance programs. In addition, this company also provides stump grinding services.
Spring
Trees can add aesthetic beauty and erosion prevention benefits to any landscape, as well as acting as a preventative against disease or pest damage. Proactive seasonal care ensures trees stay disease-free and ensures their wellbeing.
At the start of spring, it is important to remove debris around the bases of trees to reduce risks from diseases and pests while helping the soil absorb more moisture efficiently. Next, add a layer of shredded bark mulch which will moderate soil temperatures while helping maintain proper moisture levels – thus helping prevent weed growth. Lexington KY Tree Service Can help with this if you need an expert.
If your yard features evergreens, use anti-desiccants and fertilizer to combat windburn and promote needle retention. Furthermore, pruning while the trees are dormant will prevent stressing them during hot summer temperatures while aiding their healing faster. Lastly, adding fertilizer will introduce nutrients while stimulating root growth – this will also help the tree withstand winter freeze cycles more effectively than planting tropical or citrus trees which cannot tolerate such temperatures.
Summer
Trees are essential components of the health and beauty of your property, from providing curb appeal and soil preservation to helping prevent storm damage. However, they must be properly cared for – especially during the summer when heat and sunlight can put stress on trees.
Deep Watering: For optimal growth during summertime, ensure your trees receive frequent and deep hydrating to encourage deep root development. Mulch Maintenance: Mulch layer must remain at root zone in order to conserve moisture, suppress weeds and regulate soil temperature. Avoid Pruning Too Heavyly: Limited pruning should be conducted during this season to remove dead or hazardous branches as needed and regulate soil temperature. Sunscald Prevention: Young trees may benefit from having protective wrap or coating applied as a safeguard against sunscald.
Pest Monitoring: Look out for insects and diseases such as powdery mildew, cankerworms, fungus and other harmful pathogens which could compromise a tree if left unattended.
Dave Leonard Tree Specialists serves both residential and commercial customers in Lexington and nearby areas with its team of ISA-certified arborists providing pruning, stump removal and plant health care. In addition, emergency tree services and seasoned firewood sales are offered.
Fall
As the summer heat gives way to cooler temperatures, trees show their stunning fall colors–rusts, crimsons, and golds–in their foliage transformation. While this foliage transformation is beautiful to watch unfold before our eyes, it also marks an important transition point: now is the time for fall tree care!
As temperatures cool, irrigation should be decreased gradually so as not to disrupt or promote disease in the root zone. When temperatures decrease further, irrigation must also decrease accordingly to prevent flooding of soils and its potential disruption of root systems and promotion of disease.
Keep the leaves away from the base of your trees to ensure proper circulation of air and water, and any piles that could hinder air and water reaching the soil. Fall is also an ideal time for inspecting their health and addressing any issues that arise; when leaves have fallen off easily you may spot structural defects more readily that would otherwise remain hidden by foliage obstructing your view. Late fall can also provide the ideal opportunity to perform extensive pruning activities, such as thinning out canopy growth.
Winter
As winter continues, it is essential that trees and shrubs receive extra care during this season of snow and ice accumulation, which may damage tree branches causing them to break or even fall off of their own property.
To minimize this risk, it’s best to carefully remove snow and ice from your trees and shrubs after a storm has passed, brushing gently as opposed to knocking or shaking trees as this could damage them.
Young or delicate plants such as arborvitaes, hollies and evergreens may benefit from using protective burlap wrap or plastic tree guard to the base of their trunk to prevent herbivory by deer and other bark-chewing animals as well as sunscald – an adverse temperature fluctuation condition which damages plant bark cells – from occurring. A layer of organic mulch should also be maintained to conserve soil moisture levels and shield roots.