IF YOU’RE THINKING OF DOING SOME LANDSCAPING, NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PLANT TREES.
FORESTER EMMA HANIGAN OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS YOU CAN PLAN FOR A NEW TREE IN THE SUMMER, BUT DO NOT PLANT A NEW TREE UNTIL THE FALL:
TREES7 OC…..START PLANNING NOW. :14
SHE REMINDS HOMEOWNERS TO WATER TREES, YOUNG AND MATURE ALIKE, THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER SEASON, AND TO CHECK THE LEAVES ON YOUR TREES:
TREES8 OC……. LOOK AT. :07
THE D-N-R SAYS THE WIDESPREAD DROUGHT IN IOWA PUTS STRESS ON ALL OF THE STATE’S FOLIAGE — TREES INCLUDED.