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Winter Tree Care in the Desert

January 11, 2017 By TreeAdmin Leave a Comment

Check out our latest newsletter:

Winter 2017 Tree Care Newsletter



Careful not to over-water this winter

Trees should typically be watered one time per month in the Phoenix area during colder periods. Keep in mind that they may already be getting too much water from watering of winter grass and rainfall.

More about watering from WaterUseItWisely.com 

Optimal Pruning Schedule

Deciduous trees and pines (winter)

Pine trees and deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves, such as ash and mulberry) are best pruned during cooler months. When the leaves are off, it makes it easy to see the structure of the tree to know where to prune and it’s also a low stress time for the trees.

Citrus pruning (Feb-Apr)

Citrus season is in the late winter or early spring. It’s best to prune citrus trees just before the flowering of the new year’s fruit. Fertilization of citrus should be done just after fruit sets and fruit is about ΒΌ” in diameter. 

More about citrus pruning from U of A extension

Ask us about free mulch


Our mulch consists of 1/2″-4″ chippings of mixed varieties of trees. It’s great for gardening, ground cover, erosion and weed control, and mulching around trees. We can deliver it wherever you want as long as there is a large area to dump it. Also, we can only deliver full loads, so it’s quite a bit of mulch. Visit our
free mulch page to let us know you’re interested and we can deliver a load of mulch to you when we are in your area. Thank you!

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