With the wild weather in Georgia this year, many home owners and companies are wondering whether their trees have been affected. It seems an easy task, taking care of a tree. However, it does take a certain amount of time and dedication to keeping your landscape healthy. Here are some important tree care tips to use before resorting to tree cutting in Fayetteville GA.
Water
Water is the most important element for a healthy tree. Your tree’s relationship with water is more difficult to manage in the first two years, but does not become less important over time. A newly planted tree will need to be watered more frequently than a tree that has been established for a few years or more. It can be difficult to determine how much water your trees need but, generally, the soil around the tree should be moist. It should take less than a minute of running water over the soil from a common garden hose to reach the right level of moisture. When the tree is still new, the watering area will have to be closer to the tree to allow the roots to grow. After a few years, the roots will be well spread out and the watering area will be wider.
Mulch
Mulch is a great resource for keeping moisture in the soil around your trees. The best kind of mulch is made from wood chips. There are some things to remember when putting mulch around your tree. First, make sure that the area around the tree is as even as possible. Clean up any trash and rake away dead leaves. When the area is clean, lay down the mulch in an even circle around the tree and make sure it is no deeper than 4 inches. If any mulch is hiding the bark of your tree it is piled too high.
Pruning
Pruning is the process of removing dead or unhealthy limbs from trees to keep it from dying. This is best left to professionals as seemingly healthy limbs sometimes turn out to be sick. A good company to use is 770-TREE-GUY, especially after a bad storm.
These tips should keep your landscape healthy enough to prevent the need for tree cutting in Fayetteville GA.
