ROCHESTER TREE SERVICE NEWS & BLOGS

 
Fall is a time for crisp air, beautiful colors, and showers of tree leaves. Cleaning up the leaves that fall in your yard is essential to maintaining its health. Leaves left to accumulate are susceptible to mold growth, and they also prevent your grass from getting adequate sunlight.
 
You might think those leaves are worth nothing more than garbage but, there are some nifty little things that you can do to make them useful. Use them as mulch, an enhancing element for your compost pile, art, or even educational experience for children.
 
Here are a couple of ideas for how to put your leave piles to good use.
 
Art
Autumn is full of beautiful colors and an abundance of beautiful leaves. Take advantage of the leaves in your yard and create beautiful art that you’ll adore all year long. Here are some DIY ideas of what you can make:
•    Leaf Lantern
For this enchanting project, you need all you need is freshly fallen leaves and tea lights.
•    Custom Cards
Using blank note cards and adhesive spray you can make custom cards. Stick the leaves to the cards with the spray and send your family and friends a beautiful greeting.
•    Leaf Wreath
Add some decoration to your front door by creating a festive wreath out of the fallen leaves in your yard. Preserve the leaves with glycerin, and you’ll have a beautiful adornment for the season.
•    Fall Roses
If you’re feeling romantic or you just like roses, you can make a bouquet with the leaves you gather in your yard.
 
Get creative and recycle those leaves in your yard by creating beautiful masterpieces to be used as decoration, gifts, and more.
 
Compost Piles
The leaves in your yard are more than just trash. They have several different purposes including benefiting your compost pile. Their nutrient-rich content can be used to enhance the amount of nitrogen in your pile. Adding compost that contains leaves will aid in the growth and production of high-quality vegetables and plants.
 
Mulch
You can make mulch for your garden with dead leaves. Much made with leaves can be just as good, if not better than store bought mulch made from wood or wood chips. It also won’t cause as much damage to vinyl siding as wood mulch will.
 
Education
Having your children help clean up the dead leaves from your yard can be a learning experience for them. Help them gather leaves to make a collection. Press the leaves into the newspaper to remove the moisture then identify and label the leaves by which tree they come from.
 
Conclusion
There’s one thing you can’t avoid during the autumn months, and that’s falling leaves. It’s best to keep them cleaned up out of your yard to maintain the health of your lawn. Instead of just setting them beside the road for the garbage truck, create a masterpiece, add them to your compost pile, make mulch, or use it as an educational experience.
 
If you have any tree troubles, Rochester Tree Service can handle them for you.

Is The Dormant Season Always the Best Time
All trees need to be transplanted within the same time frame during the spring and fall. However, the perfect window of opportunity depends on the species of your tree.
•    Fruit: Early springtime before the fruit begins to grow is the best time to move fruit trees.
•    Oak: Transport oak trees during the early spring. February or March is usually the best time. Or you can choose a window that works best for your area just before budding begins in your area.
•    Pine or Evergreen: Early Fall is the ideal time to transport pine or evergreen trees.
•    Maple: These trees typically grow well into the autumn months. The best time to move these trees is late fall around November. Wait until the leaves on the canopy begin to disappear, and the branches become bare to transport your tree.
 
Conclusion
Regardless of the reason, moving your tree can prove to be challenging. While the exact best time to transport it depends on the species of the tree, it should always be moved within the spring and fall time. To find out more about when to move your tree contact your local arborist and tree care company. If you live near Rochester NY, Rochester Tree Care is the premier tree care company. Contact them for any tree care questions and concerns.

What You Need to Know Before You Stake
You don't need to stake all trees. It may seem like they need the extra support when they’re youngsters, but unnecessary staking can lead to a low number of roots and an unsteady base. It's essential to know if staking your tree is going to benefit it rather than damage. You should only stake if the tree needs to protect, additional support, or increased anchorage.
 
Do You Have to Stake Your Tree?
If you planted your tree correctly and it has a stable root system and secure trunk you probably don't have to worry about staking your tree. Some trees that usually don't have to be staked are conifers and evergreens such as the balsa for and black spruce native to Rochester, NY. Also, trees with low lying branches don't have to be staked either.
 
How Long You Should Stake Your Tree
Stakes are commonly detached at the beginning of the next growing season. So, if you attach your stake during springtime, you should remove it in the fall. If you attach it in fall, then remove it in spring. This time is vital to prevent your tree from relying on the stake to stand up by itself.

Conclusion
Staking is necessary for some trees and not for others. It's important to know if your tree will benefit from the process or if a simple trimming will do the trick. Unnecessary staking can lead to an inadequate root system and unsteady base. Only stake your tree if it needs protection, additional support, or assistance with anchorage to prevent uprooting from the wind. Conifers and evergreen trees don't need to be staked. For more information about staking your tree contact your local tree care company. If you’re located in Rochester, then contact Rochester Tree Service for your staking questions and needs.