{"id":2665,"date":"2012-07-15T15:54:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-15T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/treefolks.org\/?p=2665"},"modified":"2012-07-15T15:54:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-15T20:54:10","slug":"summer-tree-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treefolks.org\/es\/2012\/07\/15\/summer-tree-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer tree care"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Now that things are drying out and heating up, keep in mind that you may need to water your trees during extended periods of drought. \u00a0Trees that were planted in the last 3 years will need to be watered once each week. \u00a0Older trees would like a drink every two weeks. Water using a sprinkler placed at the drip line of the tree. \u00a0The drip line is the very tips of the branches, where rainwater would drip down off of the top of the tree. The roots that actively take up water live under the drip line of the tree. Try to give the tree one inch of water. \u00a0Put a tuna can in the yard near the sprinkler. \u00a0When it is full of water, you have watered enough. \u00a0Check out our fast and easy watering tips:\u00a0treefolks.org\/resources\/<\/a><\/p>\n

If you need to prune your oak trees, August is a great time to do so. \u00a0Our oak trees in Austin are at risk of contracting Oak Wilt, a fungal disease that is carried by the Oak Bark Beetle and is also spread through roots that are shared by multiple trees. \u00a0The Oak Bark Beetle enters a tree through wounds made by pruning or other injuries, and the fungus can start to grow on the inside of the tree. \u00a0During August the beetles are dormant because of the heat. \u00a0Prune the oaks now and the wounds have a chance to heal over before the beetles wake up. \u00a0Symptoms of Oak Wilt include early leaf drop and leaves turing red or brown earlier than other trees in the late summer and fall. \u00a0For more info about Oak Wilt, visit: texasoakwilt.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Tree tips by Colleen Dieter, Red Wheelbarrow Plants<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that things are drying out and heating up, keep in mind that you may need to water your trees during extended periods of drought. \u00a0Trees that were planted in…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-education","category-tree-care"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t