>>
>> OUR
>> OUR FRIEND, AUSTIN SHOT THAT.
THAT.
THAT. IT
THAT. IT WAS VERY NICE.
>>> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
WHAT IT IS LIKE OUTSIDE.
THESE ARE HOT DAYS INDEED.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR
TREES.
TREES.
TREES. :IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE
WILTING IN THE 90 DEGREE DAYS,
YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
THE TREES AND SHRUBS ARE NOT
DOING GREAT.
DOING GREAT. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE
IT HAS BEEN SO HOT.
MANY PROBLEMS ARE THE
AFTEREFFECTS OF WHETHER THAT
HAPPENS DURING THE SPRING OR
ONE YEAR AGO.
DANIELLE GRANT JOINS US FROM
THE BACKYARD.
THE BACKYARD. SHE IS TELLING US HAD TWEAKING
GIVE LIFE BACK TO THE
STRUGGLING TREES.
STRUGGLING TREES. >> WENT TO REVIVE THEM.
WE HAVE TONY HERE WITH THE
LANDSCAPING CONTRACTORS OF
COLORADO.
COLORADO.
COLORADO. HE IS THE EXPERT.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE HAD
SUCH A SOGGY SPRING.
THAT DID RING IN BACTERIA,
WHICH IS NOT GOOD.
TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT IT DID.
>> THIS IS ONE OF OUR OVER
PLANTED TREES.
PLANTED TREES. THIS IS THE SPRING, SNOW CRAB
APPLE.
APPLE.
APPLE. PEOPLE LIKE IT BECAUSE IT DOES
NOT PRODUCE FRUIT.
WE HAD A VERY WET, HUMID
SPRING.
SPRING.
SPRING. THIS IS BACTERIA THAT GETS IN
THROUGH THE FLOWERS.
BACTERIA GOES ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE STEMS.
THE ONLY THING WE SHOULD DO, WE
CAN DO A COUPLE THINGS, DO NOT
PLANT SO MANY SPRING AND SNOW
CRAB APPLES.
CRAB APPLES. DO THE WINTERTIME PRUNING.
CUT BACK ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM
THE INFECTION.
THE INFECTION. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE INFECTION
IS DARK.
IS DARK.
IS DARK. >> IT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE?
YOU LOSE ALL OF THAT?>>
Reporter: CORRECT.
Reporter: CORRECT. WE HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK
TO THE HEALTHY WOOD.
THAT IS CRITICAL.
WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY SNOW CRAB
APPLES.
APPLES.
APPLES. LAST SUMMER, IF YOU REMEMBER IN
2018, I THINK PHOENIX GOT MORE
MOISTURE THAN DENVER DID.
>> IT WAS HOT AND DRY.
IT WAS VERY DRY.
>> THIS SPRING, ONE OF THE
POPULAR TREES, AND ASH TREE
DESICCATED, DID NOT PREPARE FOR
WINTER THAT WELL.
THEY DRIED OUT.
THERE IS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO ASH
TREES BECAUSE OF FLASHER STRIKE
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. >> WHAT CAN WE DO?>> Reporter:
WE HAVE TO GO IN AND PRUNE OUT
THE DEADWOOD.
THE DEADWOOD. WE DO HAVE TO WATER.
NOW'S A GREAT TIME TO BE
WATERING.
WATERING.
WATERING. THEY ARE VERY THIRSTY.
>> IT HAS BEEN SO DRY.
THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING.
WE HAVE HAD RECENT DRYER
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. >> WHEN THE TREES TRY OUT, WE
GET LEAF MARGINS.
THE LEAF MARGINS WILL DRY OUT
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. IT
FIRST. IT WILL TURN BROWN.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL MAPLE.
WE ARE NOT USED TO HAVING DRY
CONDITIONS IN DENVER.
IT IS THE FIRST TO SHOW SIGNS.
>> THIS IS COOL.
>> THIS IS A BIRCH TREE.
YOU CAN SEE THE LEAF MARGINS
TURNING BROWN BECAUSE IT IS NOT
GETTING THE MOISTURE IT NEEDS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> SIMPLY WATERING THEM MORE
WILL HELP?
WILL HELP? >> THE WATER IS THE MAGIC
ELIXIR.
ELIXIR.
ELIXIR. WE ARE STARTING TO FALL BEHIND
WITH MOISTURE.
WITH MOISTURE. WE NEED TO REPLENISH THE
MOISTURE.
MOISTURE.
MOISTURE. IF WE REPLENISH THE MOISTURE,
AND MULCH THE TREES TO A DEPTH
OF 2-3 INCHES.
THE MULCH WILL KEEP THE SOIL
COOL AND KEEP THE MOISTURE IN.
>> IT IS LIKE A LITTLE BLANKET
FOR THE TREES.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.>>
Reporter: WE HAVE GOOD TIPS AND
TRICKS TO KNOW.
ONE OF THESE GUYS DOING?
THEY LOOK SAD.
>> IT IS, THESE ARE THE ASH
TREES.
TREES.
TREES. THEY GET PICKED ON A LOT.
YOU CAN SEE THE BARK BEETLE.
THIS IS NOT THE BORER BEETLE.
IT IS GOING AFTER DEADWOOD.
WE HAVE TO GET THAT STUFF OUT.
IT IS IMPORTANT, IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE, YOU KNOW WHO TO
CALL.
CALL.
CALL. >>
CALL. >> THAT'S RIGHT, SOMETHINGS YOU
CAN DO YOURSELF, IF IT IS A
PIE, I AM NOT DOING THAT.
I WILL CALL YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> WE HAVE BOARDS AND BEETLES
ARE BAD, WATER AND MULCH IS
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. >>
GOOD. >> BINGO.
>> BINGO.
>> BINGO. >> WE HAVE BEEN MUTTERING
KEYWORDS.
KEYWORDS.
KEYWORDS. IT IS INGRAINED.