American Elms are native to North America. Back in the 1800s horticulturists and city planners across the U.S. planted them in parks and the public right-of-ways, so their modern range is the whole country. These magnificent trees grow 60 to 80 feet tall, with a 40 to...
The Emerald Ash Borer Is Here to Stay To help our customers, Ross Tree, a locally owned and operated Denver tree company, created an Emerald Ash Borer Handbook to inform home and business owners about this troublesome iridescent green beetle. The Emerald Ash Borer...
Historically April is Denver’s second snowiest month. However, plants are starting to emerge in yards across the City. According to the Denver Post, it is time to prepare lawns for the growing season. Denverites traditionally have planted cool-season grasses...
It Is Time to Think About Plant Health Care Plant Health Care (PHC) is a holistic tree and lawn care approach. It is much like an annual check-up humans get to keep healthy. PHC creates the ideal growing conditions so trees and lawns can naturally resist insects and...
Denver is Discovering Pink and Grey Snow Mold As the Snow Melts Pink and grey snow molds are like fried ice cream – they are a contradiction in terms. It is hard to fathom how some things like this can happen, but they do. Denver has a true winter this year,...
Believe it or not, Maple trees sap is running in Denver even after our cold snap in January. The same thing happens in Vermont when Sugar Maples are sugared to make syrup. Sap running gets its start during the previous growing season. During photosynthesis, little...