In this article from Palo Alto Online, George Reno from Davey's Menlo Park office, discusses ways to prepare trees for the summer.  

Posted: May 23, 2024

With summer only a month away, now is the time to start prepping your yard for warmer weather. 

In April, I talked about how to research and choose new trees to plant in your yard. This month, we will look at how to prepare your existing trees for summer.

These tasks can be broken into the following phases. 

To read about the three phases, click here.

For more information, contact the Menlo Park Davey office.

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