DLC Arbor Blog
Winter Watering Your Landscape Plants
Each year we are experiencing more unprecedented warm and dry days well into fall and Winter; this year is no different. While it is easy to relax once the leaves begin to change and the irrigation system is winterized, October is the beginning of the dry season and...
Cottonwoods in Denver
Cottonwood trees grow along mountain and grassland streams in Colorado. Cottonwoods grow fast, which made them popular to plant in the 1970s and 1980s in new subdivisions to create shade. There were two characteristics that property owners did not consider back then....
What Does it Cost to Remove a Tree and Stump?
Tree Removal Costs in Denver DLC Arbor Services often receives phone calls asking “what is the cost to remove a tree”. There are so many factors that go into the cost of removing a tree that it is impossible to determine the price, sight unseen, over the phone. We ask...
Prune Trees Before It Snows Again
Snowstorm Tree Damage Prevention What is the greatest threat to your trees here in the Denver area? It's not an insect or disease; it is snow, or more specifically, snow when leaves are on the tree. The following factors cause snowstorm damage to trees: Heavy...
Silver Maple Denvers Most Common Shade Tree
Acer saccharinum There are disadvantages to monoculture tree plantings if the species selected has problems. Unfortunately, these problems usually manifest themselves decades after planting. Silver maples have soft bark and wood. The trees wound easily which make them...
Anatomy of the Tree
Anatomy of the Tree Lets take you back to your first biology class in junior high school. In the botany section , trees were discussed. A tree has three parts: roots, trunk and crown. Trees grow each year in height and span by adding on new growth in branch twigs....
Am I Missing Something?
The heavy hail and winds this May broke branches and toppled trees across the city. The heavy hail was able to accumulate on the branches since most trees in Denver had leafed out. Weak branches snapped and fell into the yards and streets across the city. It would be...
Emerald Ash Borer Update
The emerald ash borer (EAB) was discovered in Boulder County in September 2013. This created great concern in Colorado because the EAB is responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of ash trees in the eastern half of the U.S. Ash trees make up about 15 percent of...
Denver’s Spring Snow Storms
Denver is known for its early spring and winter snow storms. It is a beautiful sunny day, then it snows. Some of Denver’s biggest snow storms occur in late spring or early winter. Snow tree damage is greater when trees leafed out. The leafs catch the snow and the...
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