Now is time to replace your dead trees in Nashville

Cold days of fall and winter are usually the best days to plant new trees in Nashville and the Lower Tennessee Valley region.

 

The weather is cool and trees are going into dormancy giving them time to grow deeper roots and absorb more nutrients without dealing with the harsh temperatures of the summer.<

 

Nashville, TN based certified arborist and tree disease management specialist Flavio Martinez, owner of the Nashville Tree Service company says that planting trees during the cooler months gives trees better chances of surviving during the hot summer months.

 

“Cooler months of winter are usually the best time to plant trees. We get many calls from customers asking if this is the right time to replace dead trees. I say it is. You do not want to plant trees during the summer months because they will die from excessive heat,” Martinez said.

 

‘if you live in areas that have warm climate then anytime is good except during the summer because the trees just do not have enough time to grow their roots before the scorching heat arrives. The summer is a much greater threat to new trees than anything else.”

 

Trees go into dormancy during cooler weather. “This is when moving or planting them is less disruptive. It also allows them time to grow roots. You don’t want to wait until it is hot.”

 

The tree expert advised residents not to forget watering the trees.

 

“You must continue to water new and younger trees. They need water no matter when you plant them. If you fail to water properly, the trees will die,” he said.

 

Martinez said planting trees in the fall gives them additional time. “It is important to get trees in the ground before the temperatures get hotter and drier. Also in cooler weather, the soil is compacted, giving the trees excellent root-to-soil contact.”

 

Nashville, TN based Kaily’s Tree Service (http://www.kailystreeservice) is a certified full-service tree company with many years of tree management expertise. “We have many years’ experience is tree management. All the customer has to do is call us at 615-496-1542 and we will be there to help with any tree related problems,” Martinez added.