IT’S TIME FOR TREE TALK, THE NEXT GENERATION… YOUR WEEKLY NINETY SECONDS OF TOTALLY TREES RADIO PRESENTED BY BRUMBAUGH TREE SERVICE LLC.

HI. I’M RYAN BRUMGAUGH.

AND I’M TYLER BRUMBAUGH. WELCOME TO TREE TALK THE NEXT GENERATION.

TODAY’S TOPIC: TOO MUCH RAIN.

ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF TOO MUCH MOISTURE FOR A TREE INCLUDE STEM SWELLING.

LIKE THE BRANCH ACTUALLY SWELLS UP.

THEN THERE’S TWIG DIEBACK FROM THE TIPS GOING BACKWARD.

WILTING OF THE LEAVES. LEAF DROPPING. AND ROOT DEATH.

WITH TOO MUCH MOISTURE, THE PATH OF TRANSIPRING NUTRIENTS UP THROUGH THE TREE CEASES TO EXIST.

BECAUSE TOO MUCH WATER CAN ACTUALLY DROWN THE ROOT SYSTEM.

SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT CAN CAUSE THIS INCLUDE WATER LOGGED SOIL…

LIKE A BIG BODY OF WATER OR POOL AROUND THE TREE THAT DOESN’T DRY OUT CAUSING OXYGEN DEFICIENCY IN THE ROOT SYSTEM BECAUSE IT CAN’T GET ANY OXYGEN WHILE THE WATER IS COVERING IT UP.

THEN THERE’S FIBROUS ROOT DIE THAT CAUSES DECAY THE ROOTS MAKING THEM UNABLE TO TAKE UP WATER.

PREVENTATIVE MEASURES INCLUDE PLANTING THE RIGHT TYPE OF TREE IN THE RIGHT LOCATION. MATCH THAT WITH THE CORRECT TYPE OF SOIL.

IF WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN, SOME OF THESE ISSUES CANNOT BE AVOIDED. BUT PLANNING AHEAD IS SMART.

THAT’S IT FOR THIS EDITION OF TREE TALK, THE NEXT GENERATION.

UNTIL NEXT TIME, THIS TYLER BRUMBAUGH

AND THIS IS RYAN BRUMBAUGH.THANKS FOR LISTENING.

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