Consider these timely tree tips when caring for your trees this year and contact your local certified arborist for help with any treatments or inspections.
Spring March 21 – June 20
- Arbor Day (plant a tree)
- Watch for spruce spider mites on conifers
- Avoid root zones when treating for lawn weeds
- Continue preventive applications for leaf diseases
- Avoid root injury when planting annuals and perennials
- Avoid damaging trunks when mowing lawns
- Monitor for pests and diseases
- Elm injections for Dutch elm disease
- Tree health inspections
Read our full list of Spring tree care tips!
Summer June 21 – September 21
- Inspect for summer mites on deciduous plants
- Water during dry periods
- Remove seed heads from rhododendrons
- Monitor for pests and diseases
- Don’t injure roots if installing irrigation systems
- Prune trees and shrubs that flower on last season’s growth
- Prune for clearances, sunlight, and air movement
- Add new mulch where needed
Read our full list of Summer tree care tips!
Fall September 22 – December 20
- Fall SoilCare applications
- If necessary, rake and mulch leaves
- Prune perennials back
- Prune juvenile trees for future development and structure
- Inspect for spruce mites on conifers
- Gypsum applications to high salt areas
- Prepare tree care budgets
- Install deer protection
- Install burlap protection for exposed shrubs and ornamentals
- Deer repellent applications
- Avoid salt damage with ice melting products
Read our full list of Fall tree care tips!
Winter December 21 – March 20
- Deer repellent applications
- Safeguard against windburn on broadleaf evergreens like rhododendrons
- Dormant pruning for trees and shrubs that flower on new season’s growth
- Avoid salt damage with ice melting products
- Tree removals in turf areas or in perennial annual beds
- Prune mature trees for structure
- Soil testing for nutrients and soil life
- Begin preventive applications for leaf diseases
- Dormant oil applications to limit pests during the growing season
Read our full list of Winter tree care tips!