Think your tree may be sick?
Top reasons why your tree looks to be sick are as follows:
- Unusual amounts of deadwood
- Bark falling off
- Loss of leaves
- Spots on leaves
- Holes in leaves and wood
What causes a sickly looking tree?
- Disease or fungus
- Insects
- Poor soil
- Lack of macro and micro nutrients
It is one and in some cases a combination of the above ailments that may cause your tree to decline and left untreated could ultimately mean losing your tree.
What can be done?
There are all sorts of treatments to save a sick tree but it’s imperative that it’s properly diagnosed to begin treatment. Our certified arborists see a lot of the same issues plaguing our trees around Buffalo, NY.
Deep root tree fertilization is a game changer around Buffalo, due to our deficient clay soil.
Fungicide injections early in the spring or later in fall help immensely with a tree hit with disease.
Injections are the number one savior for trees that would otherwise die without it. Examples are the emerald ash borer and the spotted lantern fly.