Tree expert?

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Most winters my trees are fine with snow and rain moisture!

 

This winter was so dry and my well was messed up so I had to manually water which obviously didnt get the job done!

 

The first two trees barely have a couple of branches with leaves!

 

 

 

 

The second two trees are much better but still not great!

 

 

 

My question is if I trim them back pretty extensively will that help save the tree?

I finally got my well back to working so I have plenty of water!

[naturebob]

Don't trim them to much. fertilize a little bit and soak it in good . I can't say how often without knowing where your at..........BOB!

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Don't trim them to much. fertilize a little bit and soak it in good . I can't say how often without knowing where your at..........BOB!

Snowflake.......not to be confused with that state of being........

 

What kind of fertilizer???

[muleybowhunter]

what type of trees? they could be waking up late this year.

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Willow.......there are definitely the "bare" branches and those that have leafed out......

[PRDATR]

Peach Trees? I wouldn't trim them back until later in the summer, or until after the leaves drop in the fall and then only dead wood. You would be surprised at how resilient they can be. I would use 10-10-10.

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Peach Trees? I wouldn't trim them back until later in the summer, or until after the leaves drop in the fall and then only dead wood. You would be surprised at how resilient they can be. I would use 10-10-10.

Willow....thanks

[naturebob]

yup ,Fert. and water deep at 2 week intervals ,maybee once a week when it gets hot. Call that nursery in pinetop and ask about trimming. ..........BOB!

[PRDATR]

You might want to move the bubbler further from the trunk or even change it to a sprinkler head or to multiple drip emitters closer the the canopy edge as the roots are probably spread out further to the edge of the canopy.

Close to the trunk it is possible the much of the water in just going down right along the trunk and not getting to all of the roots.

[Guest akaspecials]

Do NOT trim a willow tree while it is actively growing. You'll have issues with sap leaking and it will be prone to diseases. Only trim in winter when it is dormant (same goes for most fruit trees). You also want to trim trees when they are young so you can shape them. That tree will start looking funky if you prune it back much because it is so old.

 

When you bend the branches, do they snap? Or are they still alive and full of moisture. If they are dead and snap, you may want to cut off all the dead stuff come winter. If they are still alive, they may get growth in a few weeks or they may hold off until next year. Either way, I would deep water once a week and consider fertilizing. Make sure you don't burn the roots when fertilizing since the tree is already so stressed.

 

I have friends in the Phoenix area that have trees just waking up the last few weeks (mainly nectarine, peach and plum). Mine woke up months ago in Chandler. I don't specifically know a whole lot about willows, but up in Snowflake they may still be waking up.

 

PRDATR gave good advice on watering too.

[cjl2010]

Thats why I make an effort to piss on all my trees. Seems to keep em healthy.

[trphyhntr]

Do NOT trim a willow tree while it is actively growing. You'll have issues with sap leaking and it will be prone to diseases. Only trim in winter when it is dormant (same goes for most fruit trees). You also want to trim trees when they are young so you can shape them. That tree will start looking funky if you prune it back much because it is so old.

 

When you bend the branches, do they snap? Or are they still alive and full of moisture. If they are dead and snap, you may want to cut off all the dead stuff come winter. If they are still alive, they may get growth in a few weeks or they may hold off until next year. Either way, I would deep water once a week and consider fertilizing. Make sure you don't burn the roots when fertilizing since the tree is already so stressed.

 

I have friends in the Phoenix area that have trees just waking up the last few weeks (mainly nectarine, peach and plum). Mine woke up months ago in Chandler. I don't specifically know a whole lot about willows, but up in Snowflake they may still be waking up.

 

PRDATR gave good advice on watering too.

my nectarine has no growth. sad.

[muleybowhunter]

my pear trees just woke up a couple weeks ago, but my peaches are almost ripe.

[PRDATR]

 

Do NOT trim a willow tree while it is actively growing. You'll have issues with sap leaking and it will be prone to diseases. Only trim in winter when it is dormant (same goes for most fruit trees). You also want to trim trees when they are young so you can shape them. That tree will start looking funky if you prune it back much because it is so old.

 

When you bend the branches, do they snap? Or are they still alive and full of moisture. If they are dead and snap, you may want to cut off all the dead stuff come winter. If they are still alive, they may get growth in a few weeks or they may hold off until next year. Either way, I would deep water once a week and consider fertilizing. Make sure you don't burn the roots when fertilizing since the tree is already so stressed.

 

I have friends in the Phoenix area that have trees just waking up the last few weeks (mainly nectarine, peach and plum). Mine woke up months ago in Chandler. I don't specifically know a whole lot about willows, but up in Snowflake they may still be waking up.

 

PRDATR gave good advice on watering too.

my nectarine has no growth. sad.

 

 

 

It should have set flowers in early February if you are in the valley. We had fewer chill hours this year but if you bought the tree locally it should be of a variety that doesn't need a lot of chill hours. Really important to fertilize. Use a fertilizer that is for our desert soil conditions and pH.

Overnight watering really helps. The soil maintains the moisture for about 12 hours after you stop and a long seep lets the calcium and salt wash down past the roots and not accumulate in the first foot or two of the soil and then harden, or worse building up a crust on the roots.

You can make the soil less compacted and more loamy by adding gypsum but if I remember you should also add some lime and sulphur.

[trphyhntr]

I bought it last year just before it lost its leaves it's still in the 5 gallon pot it came in.