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In This Issue |
- Iron Chlorosis
- Girdling Roots
- Lightning Strikes!
- Right Tree, Right Location
- The Green Thumb
- Be on The Look Out!
- Gardener's Tips
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Right Tree, Right Location |
No matter what city you live in, there are trees near or on overhead wires. Kansas City Power and Light has produced a brochure to help customers select and plant trees to avoid interference with overhead lines. Click here to read how you can select the right tree for the right location. |
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Customer Feedback | |
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The Green Thumb | |
Egg shell uses
Mix egg shells around your vegetable plants to keep bugs away. This is great for tomatoes and peppers. Add egg shells to your composter for added nutrients. Finally, use egg shell halves to plant seedlings. Once the seed starts to sprout, plant the egg shell and seedling in the garden! The eggshell will decompose naturally while providing needed nutrients to the soil. |
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Be On The Look Out! | |
With the unusually warm winter and early spring, customers are seeing early signs of poison ivy. Poison ivy can be found on the ground near woody plants or mixed with flowering vines. The oil from poison ivy can cause a red, irritating and painful rash that can blister.
If you see this noxious weed in your yard, contact the experts at Arbor Masters. Our professionals can successfully treat infected areas in your yard. |
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Keeping your Oaks Healthy | |
Oaks are the King of shade trees. Their stature and longevity make them ideal for extending the use of outdoor spaces, lowering energy bills in summer and winter, and increasing property value and appeal. Oaks in particular can thrive in many different soil types, but they can also suffer in heavy clay soils.
The high pH levels typical of clay soils can make it difficult for Oaks to absorb Iron, which may cause Iron Chlorosis. This causes leaves to fade from dark green to yellow, with only the the leaf veins remaining green. If left untreated, the leaves will continue to fade, eventually drying up and falling off in the heat of the summer. As the iron chlorosis condition persists, twig dieback can lead to larger branch dieback and ultimately over the course of several years, total tree decline.
An Iron Injection treatment can give your tree the nutrients it needs directly into the trunk, speeding uptake to the entire canopy and making the foliage healthy, lush and green again.
If your Oaks show signs of Iron Chlorosis, contact your local Arbor Masters® and find out how we can help you keep your valuable trees green and healthy. |
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Girdling Roots can Kill Trees
You may have seen exposed tree roots such as those pictured above, on neighborhood trees or even in your own yard. This is a common condition called girdling roots.
Girdling roots happen when the roots grow around the base of the tree instead of growing underground. Trees that are planted too close to sidewalks and streets, ledges or in compacted soil can prohibit the expansion of the roots, forcing them to wrap around the base of the tree. The trees roots will wrap or squeeze around each other, cutting off valuable nutrients and water to the tree. Over time, this can slowly strangle and eventually kill the tree. All is not lost. This condition can be treated by a tree care professional who can cut specific tree girdling roots without causing further damage to the tree.
If you notice your trees are suffering from girdling roots, contact the professionals at Arbor Masters® and request a free evaluation.
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Lightning Strikes! | |
Storms can cause amazing damage to trees and landscapes. The tree below was recently hit by lightning which caused the tree to "bleed". The intense heat and energy from the lightning strike can cause the internal pigment, normally a light gray-green, to change to a vivid red color. This condition makes the tree sap turn bright red, giving it the appearance as though the tree is actually bleeding. Unfortunately, the unseen internal damage and loss of bark makes the tree open to insects and disease and in the case of this tree, made it necessary to remove.
Making sure that your trees are properly pruned and maintained is one step in keeping them safe from future storm damage. Read more on how to prepare your trees for the next storm. Contact your local Arbor Masters® Tree Service to request a free estimate. |
- Prune flowering shrubs after blooms.
- Deadhead bulbs but do not remove the leaves. Let the plants die back naturally to allow nutrients to return to the bulb.
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