How to care for your trees after a hurricane!
This tree care guide is especially useful for Florida residents whose trees have suffered major damage from hurricanes. This guide is for anyone in need of Daytona Beach Tree Service to help them prepare for hurricanes and know what to do after a hurricane hits.
If your trees were damaged in a hurricane, below are some tips to help your trees and landscape recover.
Saving Trees
Many trees that are knocked down can be set right. Below are some tips for saving them.
Cover your trees' roots to keep them moist until you're able to do more work on them.
Prune your tree's root system so that it can be put back into the ground. Also dig out the soil under the exposed roots, being careful not to break them. This step is critical.
Right your tree and stake it, leaving the stake in place for a minimum of 6 months.
Water the tree each day for 2-4 weeks. If it rains, less is fine. Keep the root area moist for a few months.
Pruning Trees
Pruning is essential to preserving your tree after a hurricane. Regular pruning before a storm also matters - a big storm will do the pruning for you if you haven't. Here are more pruning suggestions to follow.
Thoroughly examine your trees for cracks in their trunks and major limbs. Remove the rest of the tree if more than half of its canopy is badly damaged or gone.
When pruning the canopy, keep it evenly pruned so your tree isn't struggling to hydrate leaves while also trying to grow new roots. On a mango tree, you can leave 20-50% of the leaves and it should recover fine. The same applies to avocado trees.
Use a pruning or chain saw to clean up jagged ends and cut at angles.
Avoid pruning paint - it seals fungi inside the tree.
Larger broken branches should be pruned back to where the branch forks, if the bark is intact.
If you're cutting a large branch back to its trunk, preserve the branch collar - the raised area where the branch originated.
Where bark is newly exposed, whitewash it with a water-based latex paint to prevent sunburn on the tree.
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What To Plant
If you're looking to buy new plants after a hurricane, below are some suggestions on what to consider.
Trees - Tabebuia and ficus trees fall easily, so choose something sturdier. Poincianas hold up well in hurricanes, though their roots can cause problems near buildings. Avocado and mango trees adapt well to changing conditions. When planting a new tree, choose a smaller specimen so it can develop a proper root system.
Butterfly garden - Choose plants that do well in sunlight. Scarlet milkweed attracts queen, monarch, and soldier butterflies. Firebush draws zebra longwings. Giant milkweed is another good option - it's drought-resistant and native to the area.
Shrubs - Surrounding a butterfly garden with shrubs helps protect butterflies from strong winds. Leaving a saucer of wet sand nearby gives them a place to drink. Good choices include wax myrtle, Spanish Stopper, and spice wood.
These steps can help you save existing trees or establish new ones after a hurricane, and get your landscape looking healthy again.
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This tree care guide is especially useful for Florida residents whose trees have suffered major damage from hurricanes. It covers what anyone in need of Daytona Beach Tree Service should know to prepare for hurricanes and recover after one hits. If you…