All posts in Elm and Drought Care in Amarillo, TX

Elms are everywhere on the Texas High Plains, and they are also behind a lot of tree trouble. Some elms are tough and long-lived and some are weak, messy and short-lived. Knowing which one you have, and what is normal for it, helps you care…

Hot, dry, windy summers are hard on Amarillo trees. Drought rarely kills a tree in a single season, but it weakens it, invites pests and disease and sets up failures later. Texas A&M Extension notes that drought-stressed trees are more vulnerable to insects, and elms…

It can be hard to tell whether a tree in Amarillo is dead, dormant or just stressed, especially after a hot, dry summer, a windstorm or a grass fire. A dead tree is a hazard, but removing a tree that could have recovered is a…

Some of the most common trees in Amarillo yards are also the ones most likely to drop limbs. They were planted because they grow fast and survive hard sites, and the fast growth is exactly what makes the wood weak. On the Panhandle, where wind…