Tree and Shrub Health Care Services
Dutch Elm's Disease Control
There are not many of these majestic trees left in the Denver Metro Area. Most have died off due to the Dutch Elm's Disease. We do have a few tools in our bag to help keep the remaining trees alive and thriving. American Elm Care does seem to be more on the costly side versus other trees, but they are worth it. Listed below are a series of highly recommended steps to keep them going. Please give us a call if you would like us to come out and give you a price to keep your American Elm going
American Elm Preservation Program:
Prune out the deadwood every few years. Deadwood is what the elm bark beetle is attracted to, carrying the fungus from an infected tree. American Elms are only pruned during the dormant months of November-March.
Inject yearly with a pesticide that moves through the tree and kills off the European Elm Scale. This is the insect that causes the dieback and the sticky residue that comes off the tree.
Inject Arbortect fungicide once every 3 seasons. This fungicide helps keep the tree alive even if some infection may take place. We have evaluated the results of many Dutch Elm's Disease fungicides over the years, and we feel this is the best product available.
Photos by cswift with a Kodak Digital Science DC50 zoom camera Curtis E. Swift, Ph.D.