Hello Everyone, I am new to this board and I am hoping that there is someone that can give me some input on the care of this 30 some year old pine tree in my front yard. I just purchased this home last fall and have not had time to do anything to if or for it. It appears to be healthy in the taller branches but just looks like it needs some help to get going. I am not certain how to prune it or if I should? What I should feed it or when? There is a link to some photos that I took of this tree and I am looking forward to your input. I want to give this tree the place of honor it deserves in our front yard. Thank you, Lorraine
Looks like a spruce, from what little I can see of it. May not need anything. There is no way to get it to replace the branches that have been sawn off the trunk.
Thank you Ron... Can you tell me what I can possibly feed this tree to help it along perhaps? It just looks like a sad sad tree. Not sure what I can do for it.
Hi Lorraine, I wouldn't recommend that you feed your tree anything. I would suggest that you remove some of the grass under the tree and put down a 2" layer of mulch. That will 'dress it up' a bit and it may look happier. Don't pile the mulch up around the trunk, but bring it out to near the drip line. I can only see the very bottom of the lowest branch and mostly trunk. Here's a site on how to mulch. http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/mulching.asp Here's a couple of sites about how tree roots grow. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WO017 http://www.mortonarb.org/research/treeroots.html I think part of the problem is that the background needs some evergreen plant material as well. Then your tree won't look so lonely. Newt
