{"id":4126,"date":"2015-09-04T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=4126"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:58:47","slug":"be-sure-to-check-out-the-extension-pub-drought-dont-forget-the-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/be-sure-to-check-out-the-extension-pub-drought-dont-forget-the-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Sure to Check Out the Extension Pub “Drought? Don’t Forget the Trees!”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Trees<\/a> Water is the most limiting ecological resource for a tree, and without adequate moisture, decline and death are imminent. Drought can have a major impact on tree health and survival.\u00a0It reduces carbohydrate production, significantly lowering energy reserves and production of defense chemicals in the tree.<\/p>\n

Trees in a weakened state from drought are more susceptible to pests, which can further weaken the tree, and even kill part or all of it. Although there is nothing we can do to prevent drought, it is important to know what can be done to reduce long-term effects of prolonged dry conditions.<\/p>\n

Urban Forestry Specialist Lindsey Purcell describes how homeowners can deal with drought-stressed trees in the short-term and long-term in his publication “Drought? Don’t Forget the Trees!<\/a>” Purcell also provides insight on the state of Indiana’s drought-stressed trees and how to protect them in the\u00a0video\u00a0“Trees in Times of Drought\u200b<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/b>
\nTrees in Times of Drought\u200b<\/a>, Video, Purdue Agriculture
\nDrought Information\u200b<\/a>,\u00a0Indiana Department of Natural Resources
\nDrought? Don\u2019t forget the trees!<\/a>, The Education Store
\nCorn Belt Farmers\u2019 Concerns About Drought and Heat-related Threats to Their Farm Operations<\/a>, Sustainable Corn
\nSafety Harvesting Quality Forage in a Drought<\/a>, The Education Store
\nPlanting Your Tree Part 1: Choosing Your Tree<\/a>, Purdue Extension YouTube Channel
\nTree Defect Identification<\/a>, The Education Store
\nTree Wound and Healing<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources
\nSurface Root Syndrome<\/a>, The Education Store
\nPlanning the Tree Planting Operation<\/a>, The Education Store
\nTree Risk Management<\/a>, The Education Store
\nID That Tree<\/a>, Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube playlist
\nSubscribe<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel<\/p>\n

Lindsey Purcell<\/a>, Chapter Executive Director
\nIndiana Arborist Association<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Water is the most limiting ecological resource for a tree, and without adequate moisture, decline and death are imminent. Drought can have a major impact on tree health and survival.\u00a0It reduces carbohydrate production, significantly lowering energy reserves and production of defense chemicals in the tree. Trees in a weakened state from drought are more susceptible […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,42],"tags":[59,60],"class_list":["post-4126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drought","category-forestry","tag-drought","tag-forestry","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-17 07:32:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4126"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33300,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4126\/revisions\/33300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}