Many trees lose their leaves during the fall and winter months, this is a survival mechanism for the tree, where going dormant allows the tree to conserve energy and water. Fallen leaves provide needed landscape nutrients and habitats for over-wintering pollinators (image courtesy unsplash.com).
Gardeners, most local areas have now received much needed rainfall, while not drought busting, every rain event helps! Our trees remain stressed after several years of drastic environmental extremes… drought followed by intense cold weather takes many years (numerous seasonal cycles) to overcome these significant stressors. This poses a threat to gardeners (most of us) who have numerous trees...
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