Three Steps For Proper Tree Care

Proper mulching, watering and pruning promotes the health of your trees and makes them more attractive at the same time.

It’s important to recognize that the proper care of trees actually starts when you select and plant the tree. How you treat it and what you do to it will affect its strength, shape and life span. Follow these steps to keep a tree healthy.

1. Mulching

Mulch has been said to be a tree’s best friend. It helps the tree to retain water, insulates the soil and helps keep weeds out. It also reduces damage to the trunk from your lawn mower or weed eater. Before pouring wood chips, bark pieces or any other kind of natural mulch around your tree, be sure to remove all the grass within a 5-foot radius. The much should be between 2- to 4-inches deep and should not touch the trunk of the tree.

2. Watering

Learn about the type of tree you have and how much water it needs. Too much water can be detrimental to the tree, as can too little. In the beginning when the tree is trying to get its roots established, deep watering is necessary. As the tree matures, a good rule to follow is to keep the soil around the tree moist, but not soggy.

3. Pruning

Pruning during the dormant months of winter is the best practice. This practice produces new growth in the spring. Summer pruning helps to correct the limbs and direct them in the path you want them to take. To enhance the flowering of a tree, it’s a good idea to prune when the flowers fade.

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