How long do trees live?
The answer to this question relies on the species of tree and environmental growing conditions. The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine can reach an age of over 5,000 years, but the average lifespan of our local lodgepole pine is 150 years, subalpine fir and white spruce is...
Seasonal Tree Care – Summer Checklist
Help your trees maintain their health with a seasonal checklist. Prune Inspect Soil Care Prepare Your Trees Prune: When pruning trees in summer, cut conservatively. Remove heat damaged and dead branches. It’s time to shear hedges for improved geometrics and shape...
When to remove a hazardous tree
Like all living things, trees have a natural lifespan. Pine trees, for example, live on an average of 50 to 450 years. Cottonwood trees, gorgeous and green against a backdrop of BC’s streams and rivers, have the potential to live 70 to 100 years. It’s disheartening to...