Stretches of heat with little rain are putting real strain on trees across the region, showing up as browning leaf edges and early leaf drop in the middle of summer.
Trees pull moisture through their roots constantly during a heat wave, and when soil dries out faster than roots can keep pace, the tree sheds leaves to conserve water, a survival response that signals real stress.
Younger trees and recent plantings are especially vulnerable since their root systems haven't spread wide enough to draw from a larger reservoir of soil moisture.
Serving Baltimore County and York County with tree health assessments during dry summer stretches.
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