Trees under drought stress don't always look thirsty. Often the first signs are subtle, early leaf drop, scorched leaf edges, or a canopy that looks thinner than it did in June.
Sandy soil is common around lake properties in the Brainerd Lakes Area, and it drains fast, which means trees here can dry out faster than people expect during a stretch of hot, dry weeks. Younger trees and anything planted in the last few years are especially vulnerable since their root systems haven't spread wide enough to find moisture on their own.
A deep, slow watering once or twice a week does more good than frequent light watering, which mostly wets the surface and encourages shallow roots. If you're not sure whether a tree is struggling from drought or something else, that's exactly the kind of thing worth having a professional take a look at.
A stressed tree caught early has a much better recovery outlook than one left to decline through the rest of the season.
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