Dry autumn weather in Northern Colorado can do more harm to young trees than the first hard freeze.
Our Front Range falls are often sunny, windy, and short on moisture. Trees planted in the last two or three years haven't built deep roots yet, so they head into winter already stressed. Evergreens take it hardest, because their needles keep losing water all winter long. Spruce, pine, and fir planted near south or west facing walls are especially at risk.
A slow, deep soak once or twice a month through fall and winter makes a real difference. Water midday when it's above 40 degrees and the ground isn't frozen, so it soaks in before nightfall. Cover the area out to the drip line, not just the base of the trunk.
A layer of wood chip mulch helps hold that moisture in, and it's one of the easiest ways to give Windsor, Fort Collins, and Loveland trees a better start to spring.
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A young tree or evergreen in a Northern Colorado yard with a soaker hose or slow-drip watering in place and a ring of wood chip mulch around the base. Fall light or a dusting of early snow reinforces the season.
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