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>>> OH,
>>> OH, THIS IS SO 2020, TOO. HOMEOWNERS ARE DISCOVERING A
LOT OF THEIR EXPENSIVE BUSHES
AND TREES ARE TAKING A REAL
BEATING COURTESY OF OUR MOTHER
NATURE.
NATURE.
NATURE. 9NEWS SENIOR SOURCE REPORTER
MARK KOEBRICH WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT IN THE WORLD CAN WE DO?
SO MARK, I KNOW WE HAVE A
DELAY.
DELAY.
DELAY. BUT I KNOW YOU CAN OUT-TALK
ANYONE.
ANYONE.
ANYONE. SO, I'M GOING TO THROW IT OUT
TO YOU.
TO YOU.
TO YOU. WHAT DO WE DO?
WE HAD A COLD SPRING AND WE HAD
ALL THAT HEAT IN THE SUMMER.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
AND NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF THIS.
IS THAT JUST THE SADDEST THING
YOU EVER SAW?
THE TIPS OF A LOT OF THESE
EVERGREENS IN FACT.
THOUSANDS OF THEM, WERE DAMAGED
BY TWO SEVERE FROSTS.
I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT IN A
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
MOMENT. NURSERIES WERE TELLING PEOPLE
THAT SUMMER JUST LET IT GO.
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. AND, SEE WHAT DEVELOPS.
WELL THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE
THE HEAT.
THE HEAT.
THE HEAT. AND AS A RESULT, WE HAVE IS A
LOT OF DEAD TREES AND A LOT OF
BROWNING.
BROWNING.
BROWNING. SO, WHAT I DID WAS, IS I
TAUGHTED TO DEBBIE MILLER AT
THE COLORADO NURSERY AND
GREENHOUSE ASSOCIATION.
GREENHOUSE ASSOCIATION. I SAID DEBBIE, WHAT ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO DO?
SHE SAID THE PROBLEM HERE IS
THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO SAVE THE TREE IF THE
ENTIRE TOP IS GONE.
IF A LITTLE BIT OF THE TOP IS
GONE, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO
PATCH IT BACK TOGETHER AND THE
TREE MAY DO SOME SELF-REPAIR.
SO DEBBIE SAID THIS IS WHAT YOU
NEED TO DO IF JUST THE VERY TOP
OF YOUR EVERGREEN IS DAMAGED.
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX IT.
>> SO YOU WOULD TYPICALLY TRIM
ANYTHING DOWN TO WHERE THERE IS
LIVE GREEN BRANCHES BUT MY
SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT YOU
ONLY TRIM THAT PARTWAY DOWN.
WE WILL TRIM THAT PARTWAY DOWN.
AND THE BRANCH THAT IS STILL
ALIVE, I'M SORRY, THAT WOULD BE
GROWING A LITTLE BIT BELOW
THAT, WE CAN TIE THAT UP TO
THIS LITTLE DEAD STUB.
NORMALLY, WE WOULD TELL YOU NOT
TO LEAVE DEAD STUBS BUT IN THIS
CASE, YOU COULD LEAVE A LITTLE
BIT THERE, SO YOU CAN TIE THIS
UP.
UP.
UP. AND
UP. AND THEN, THAT WILL EVENTUALLY
GROW AND BECOME, YOU CAN TRAIN
IT TO BECOME YOUR NEW LEADER OF
THE TREE.
THE TREE.
THE TREE. SOMETIMES THE TREE WILL DO THAT
ON ITS OWN.
BUT IT WILL TAKE LONGER.
>> Reporter: I'M NOT SURE THIS
ONE WILL REGENERATE IN MY
LIFETIME.
LIFETIME.
LIFETIME. IT'S THAT DEAD.
IT HAS TWO PROMISING NEW
LEADERS I COULD STRAP UP.
SO I HAVE THESE TREE CANVASSES.
THIS STRIP OF CANVASS WITH
HOLES IN EITHER END.
AND I HAVE THIS REAL PROMISING
BRANCH HERE THAT I CAN, YOU
KNOW, PULL AND STRAP TO THE OLD
LEADER WHICH AS YOU SEE IS
DEAD.
DEAD.
DEAD. OR
DEAD. OR THIS LITTLE GREEN BRANCH
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. I
HERE. I JUST CUT THIS OFF TO A NUB
LIKE DEBBIE INSTRUCTED AND TIE
IT UP.
IT UP.
IT UP. AND THE TREE MIGHT GROW A NEW
LEADER.
LEADER.
LEADER. THAT'S WHAT I WILL TRY.
WE WILL GIVE IT A SHOT.
MAYBE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE
DON'T HAVE 60 DAYS OF 90-DEGREE
HEAT.
HEAT.
HEAT. MAYBE IT ALL GROWS BACK NICE
AND STRONG OR ENDS UP LIKE A
COUPLE OF OTHERS I HAVE MUCH
WORSE LOOKING.
WORSE LOOKING. WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE
SAW.
SAW.
SAW. >>
SAW. >> OKAY, SO FIRST OF ALL, AS
YOUR FORMER WORK WIFE, GET OFF
THAT LADDER, YOU'RE MAKING ME
NERVOUS.
NERVOUS.
NERVOUS. LET'S SAY YOU CAN'T REACH THE
TOP OF THE TREE LIKE I COULDN'T
WHAT'S DEBBIE'S ADVICE?
TO HOPE IT WILL HEAL ITSELF OR
WHAT?
WHAT?
WHAT? >>
WHAT? >> Reporter: LET THE TREE
REGENERATE IF YOU CAN'T REACH
IT.
IT.
IT. I'M
IT. I'M ONLY SIX FEET OFF THE
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. AS YOU KNOW, I'M CAT LIKE.
SHOULD I FALL, I WOULD QUICKLY
RECOVER OR HOPE NOBODY IS
WATCHING WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT IF
IT IS TOO TALL TO REACH, YES,
YOU WILL HAVE TO JUST LET IT
GO.
GO.
GO. OR
GO. OR CALL AN ARBORIST TO COME OUT
AND HAVE THEM CUT OFF THAT NUB
AND STRAP UP A BRANCH YOU HOPE
WILL BECOME THE NEW LEADER.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. MARK KOEBRICH, AS ALWAYS, YOU
LEAVE ME SPEECHLESS.
I WANT TO ONE DAY ASK YOUR WIFE
KATHY ABOUT BEING CAT-LIKE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Reporter: I HAVE HAD TREES
FALL ON ME BUT I HAVE YET TO
FALL OUT OF ONE, YOU