{"id":4813,"date":"2015-08-20T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=4813"},"modified":"2022-12-20T00:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T04:27:51","slug":"keep-an-eye-on-urban-trees-dying-from-weather-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/keep-an-eye-on-urban-trees-dying-from-weather-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep an Eye on Urban Trees Dying From Weather Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indiana has experienced extreme weather over the last couple of years. Extreme heat, draught, cold, winds, you name it, we’ve dealt with it.\u00a0Most recently, through June and July, Indiana has experienced record-breaking rainfall and flooding.\u00a0These weather conditions can make it difficult for our surroundings, but it can also cause a lot of stress on our trees.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Keith Robinson<\/p><\/div>\n

Urban trees are more susceptible to weather-related injury because of their oftentimes compromised root systems. In forested areas, trees spread their roots out two to three times the length of the tree. This is important because roots are the tree’s way to receive oxygen from the soil. This provides for a healthy defense system, giving the tree advantages like the ability to draw in moisture during dry spells and secrete fungi- and insect-repelling chemicals. In urban areas, roads and construction oftentimes sever roots or restrict where they can go, leaving the trees in a vulnerable state.<\/p>\n

Our vulnerable urban trees are especially likely to be harmed by weather-induced stress. Symptoms like browning of leaves, dying branches and early coloration in the fall are all signs that a tree’s health is declining.<\/p>\n

Keep an eye on your trees, and if you are concerned, use the Purdue Tree Doctor app\u200b<\/a> or submit a sample to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab<\/a>\u00a0as you\u00a0seek\u00a0best\u00a0practices to care and protect your trees.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/b>
\nPurdue Experts: Tree Deaths Across Indiana May be Related to Weather Stress<\/a>,\u00a0Purdue Agriculture News
\nDrought? Don’t forget the trees!<\/a>\u00a0The Education Store, Purdue Resource Center
\nPlan Today For Tomorrow’s Flood<\/a>,\u00a0The Education Store
\nCommunity & Urban Forestry<\/a>,\u00a0Indiana Department of Natural Resources
\nThe Root of the Problem<\/a>,\u00a0Northern Woodlands<\/p>\n

Purdue University Agriculture News<\/a><\/p>\n

Lindsey Purcell, Urban Forestry Specialist
\nDepartment of Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n

B. Rosie Lerner, Extension Consumer Horticulture Architecture
\nDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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