Young trees feel the Piedmont Triad summer heat before anything else in the yard. Trees planted in the last few years have shallow roots and dry out fast during a July hot spell.
Signs of heat stress include afternoon wilting, browning or scorched leaf edges, and early leaf drop. Each one tells you a tree is losing more moisture than its roots can replace.
Slow, deep watering at the base once or twice a week works far better than a light daily sprinkle, which evaporates before it reaches the roots. A ring of mulch, kept a few inches off the trunk, helps hold that moisture in the soil around Kernersville, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro.
A little attention now keeps young trees healthy through the hottest weeks of the year.
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A young tree with a proper mulch ring on a real property, or a close-up of scorched, heat-stressed leaves. Authentic photos are preferred over stock.
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