Fall Client Letter

Yellow aspen trees on a mountainside.

Aspens in Colorado.

Greetings,

Did you know that Fall is an excellent time to plant new trees?

If you let us know by SEPTEMBER 20th, Arbor Vital Tree Care can help with your fall tree planting!

Planting in the fall gives trees and shrubs extra months to re-establish their root systems before facing the heat of summer. It’s also the time to get the best bargains at the nursery. The only downside is, inventory dwindles, so plan early.

If you think you want a new tree, the next step is what is called “selection”; matching the best variety with the best location. We can help you sort through criteria like mature height, spread, shape, and purpose such as providing spring color, fall color, screening, shade, as well as growing fruit and attracting wildlife.

Let us know by SEPTEMBER 20th and we can:

1. Meet with you to consult on the best species and specimen for you and your location.
2. Visit our local nurseries to select the most desirable specimen currently available.
3. Then deliver and install before our fall planting season is over on OCTOBER 21st.

Because of the wide range of variables involved in tree planting, we will work on a time and materials basis. I typically compile a number of requests before I go shopping to split the cost of the selection and delivery process, and then I pass the wholesale cost of the trees to you without a markup.

Fall is also the time to plan for your winter tree pruning.

Winter is the best time for pruning many species, especially fruit trees. Pruning in winter has the most gentle impact on tree health because trees have moved all of their nutrients and energy from the leaves into the trunk and roots. The presence of pathogens and the vulnerability to pests (fire blight and boring insects in particular) are at their yearly low point.

After the leaves have fallen and the structure of the tree is revealed, it is a great time to address structural problems eliminating the need for major corrective pruning years later.


Thank you for the opportunity to care for your trees.


~ David

David Schaldach