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Wise Tree Service
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Serving Howard, CO and surrounding areas

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In business since 2013

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"This professional team did and excellent trimming job on 1 medium and 2 large trees on our small residential lot in town. Our lage beautiful ash tree had serious problems which they cleaned up and rescued the tree. Professioanl crew with professional equipment and excellent clean up."
Tree pruning
tree removal
Response time5 hrs
10 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by95%of homeowners
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Joseph's Tree Service
4.6(
13
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Serving Howard, CO and surrounding areas

In business since 2013

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I needed tree removal and resodding done in a hurry and after I talked to them, they gave me an accurate estimate and finished the work the next day. I'll definitely call them again!"
Response time2 days
Response rate92%
Recommended by92%of homeowners
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Tree Service questions, answered by experts

Unfortunately, if you cut the top off a palm tree, it will die. Instead of budding or branching out, the top begins to slowly rot. That's why having a professional tree trimming at least twice a year is a good idea. If you don’t have experience with trimming your palm tree, you might accidentally cut the top off, leaving a dead and rotting tree in your wake.

Generally, you’ll want to prune back the trunk by 1 to 2 feet each year to promote bushy growth. Doing so concentrates vegetative buds closer to the bottom of the tree, where you can easily harvest fruit. For side shoots that are a year old, leave at least six leaves. 

Never remove more than 30% of a tree’s foliage during pruning—even if your tree is really overgrown. Removing this much foliage at a time could kill your tree.

Pruning can impact cold hardiness—but it’s less about the exact temperature and more about temperature variation. Generally, you don’t want to prune trees when there’s a risk of temperatures suddenly dropping from 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit to 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below. A tree is most sensitive until 48 hours after it’s pruned.

Trees should be pruned every two to five years, depending on its age and type. Young trees should be inspected and pruned every two to three years. Mature trees should be inspected and trimmed every three to five years, and fruit trees should be pruned annually with a careful eye on seasonal growth. Evergreens typically don’t need pruning, unless branches or limbs are damaged, diseased, or harboring pests.

Since overwatering can harm mature trees just as much as a lack of water, it’s important to know the signs of an overwatered tree. If your tree’s leaves are yellowing, wilting, or dropping leaves, it’s likely that you’re overwatering. Other common signs include rotting, fungi, soggy soil, soft or peeling bark, falling leaves, and brittle roots. 

If you realize that you’ve been overwatering your mature tree, stop watering and give the soil time to dry out. Then moving forward, increase time between watering sessions. 

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