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Tree Care Guides for Boulder County
Straight answers on the tree problems that actually come up here, written by Kryn Dykema, ISA Certified Arborist RM-8846A.
About these guides
These articles cover emerald ash borer decisions, deep watering through the dry season, why weed barrier fails in Colorado soil, pruning timing, and wildfire defensible space for Boulder County property owners. Factual claims are attributed inline to the City of Boulder, Boulder County, and the Colorado State Forest Service.
Deep Watering Trees in Boulder: Why Thirty Minutes Is Not Enough
During the dry season you are not wetting the surface, you are rebuilding a water table. That takes two hours of sprinkler, not thirty minutes.
7 min read
The Weed Barrier Under Your Mulch Is Killing Your Boulder Tree
Pull the mulch back, pull the fabric back, and the soil underneath is cracked and bone dry. In a wet climate the water gets through. In Colorado it pools on top.
6 min read
Emerald Ash Borer in Boulder: Treat It or Remove It?
Boulder is where emerald ash borer entered Colorado. If you own an ash tree here, doing nothing is itself a decision, and it is the expensive one.
7 min read
When to Prune Trees in Boulder, Colorado
Late winter is the default answer, but the right timing depends on what you are trying to accomplish and what species you are working on.
6 min read
Defensible Space for Boulder County Homeowners: Where to Start
Fire climbs a ladder from grass to shrubs to low branches to canopy. Mitigation is the work of removing the middle rungs, and it starts closest to the house.
6 min read Boulder County
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Early site visits and preventative maintenance catch conditions while they are still fixable. Talk to an ISA Certified Arborist about what your trees actually need.
Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday. All site visits include a 30 minute arrival window.
Kryn Dykema · RM-8846A