{"id":2566,"date":"2023-01-02T23:53:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T04:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/?p=2566"},"modified":"2023-10-23T18:22:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T22:22:55","slug":"tree-care-guide-part-1-after-a-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/tree-care-guide-part-1-after-a-hurricane\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree Care Guide &#8211; Part 1 After a Hurricane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">This tree care guide will help especially with so many hurricanes happening in Florida, a lot of people have found that their trees have suffered major damage.<\/p>\n<p>If you have had problems with trees being damaged in a hurricane, below are some tips that you can use to help your trees and your landscape get back to normal.<span id=\"more-400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Saving Trees<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to try and save your trees, you\u2019ll be happy to know that a lot of trees that are down can be set right. Below are some tips that you can use to help with saving the trees.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Cover your trees\u2019 roots so that they\u2019re moist until you\u2019re able to work more on them.<\/li>\n<li>Work on pruning your tree\u2019s root system so that it can be put back into the ground. You should also dig out the soil under the exposed roots, being careful not to break the roots. This is very important.<\/li>\n<li>Right your tree and stake it, leaving the stake there for a minimum of 6 months.<\/li>\n<li>Water the tree each day for 2-4 weeks. If it rains, less will be okay. Keep the area of the roots moist for a few months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pruning Trees<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to preserve your tree after a hurricane, follow this tree care guide and pruning is essential. It\u2019s also <a href=\"https:\/\/pcftree.com\/services\/tree-pruning\/\">important to prune them regularly<\/a> too, since if you don\u2019t prune them before, a big storm is going to do it. Here are more pruning tree care guide suggestions to follow.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Thoroughly examine your trees for any cracks in their trunks and their major limbs. The remainder of the tree should be removed if over half of its canopy\u2019s badly damaged or gone.<\/li>\n<li>When pruning the canopy, make sure it\u2019s equally pruned so that your tree isn\u2019t struggling to keep the leaves hydrated when it\u2019s also trying to grow some new roots. On a mango tree, you can leave 20-50% of the leaves without worrying if it\u2019s going to bounce back. The same goes for avocado trees.<\/li>\n<li>Use a pruning or chain saw to clean up jagged ends and cut it at angles.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use any pruning paint since it will seal fungi inside the tree.<\/li>\n<li>If there are larger broken branches, they should be pruned to where that branch forks if its bark\u2019s intact.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re cutting one of the big branches to its trunk, save its branch collar, which is the area that is raised where the branch came from.<\/li>\n<li>When there is bark that is newly exposed, whitewash it using a latex paint that isn\u2019t oil based so that your tree doesn\u2019t get sunburn, which can happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Florida Tree is the most trusted and top rated Tree &amp; Ground Maintenance company in the area. But don&#8217;t take our word for it, see what your neighbors are saying about us and <a href=\"\/reviews\">read our reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What To Plant<\/h2>\n<p>Maybe you want to buy some new plants after a hurricane and you\u2019re wondering what is a good choice to plant. Below are some suggestions on what you should plant.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Trees \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Tabebuia and ficus trees fall easily, so you want to choose something that\u2019s heartier. One tree that holds up well in hurricanes are poincianas, but this tree\u2019s roots can be a problem when they\u2019re planted close to a building. Avocado and mango trees, since they adapt well to conditions. You should also remember that when you plant a tree that is new, you should choose one that is small so that it can develop the right root system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Butterfly garden \u2013<\/strong> Choose plants that are going thrive in sunlight. A scarlet milkweed will draw queen, monarch, and soldier butterflies. Firebush will draw the beautiful zebra longwings. Another good choice is giant milkweed, which is resistant to drought and native to the area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shrubs \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s a good idea to surround a <a href=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/design\/types-of-gardens\/butterfly-gardens.html\">butterfly garden<\/a> with some shrubs. This will help with protecting the butterflies from strong winds. Another good choice is leaving them some wet sand in a saucer so they can drink water. Some good choices are wax myrtle, Spanish Stopper, and spice wood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the things that you can do after you have had a hurricane and you want to save your trees or you want to plant some new ones. They\u2019ll help your <a href=\"https:\/\/pcftree.com\/services\/landscape-lighting\/\">landscape look beautiful<\/a> and help you get back to a sense of normalcy.<\/p>\n<h2>Tree Care Guide &#8211; Have More Questions?<\/h2>\n<p>Florida Tree and Ground\u00a0is a family owned company dedicated to satisfying the needs of our customers. We have a wide range of\u00a0services, tree care guide, and our goal is to make your life easier by doing the work that you cannot. If you have any questions regarding our company or services, <a href=\"https:\/\/pcftree.com\/request-tree-estimate\/\">contact us today<\/a>, we would love to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tree care guide will help especially with so many hurricanes happening in Florida, a lot of people have found that their trees have suffered major damage. If you have had problems with trees being damaged in a hurricane, below are some tips that you can use to help your trees and your landscape get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tree-trimming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcftree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}