Fire Damaged Trees And How To Repair Them

3/6/2019

If your landscape has trees with fire damage, you might be able to save a number of your trees. You’ll want to begin aiding your fire damaged trees as swiftly as possible, once you get rid of the ones that could fall on other properties or people. Check out this article about fire damage trees and how to repair them.

Fire Damage to Trees

Fire can destroy and even kill trees in your outdoor space. The extent of the damage is contingent on how hot and how long the fire burned. Also, it depends on the tree type, how close the trees were, and the season the fire happened.

An out-of-control fire can harm trees in your yard in several ways. It can partially or consume them, dry them out and burn them, or sear them.

With your assistance, trees damaged by fire can recoup. This is somewhat true if the trees were dormant when they were harmed. But the first thing to do, even before you begin helping your fire-damaged trees, is to decide the ones that have to be eliminated. An arborist will be able to evaluate your trees and provide recommendations.

Repairing Burnt Trees

A fire burns out trees and the roots. When you are aiding, you have to keep the soil moist under the trees during the growing phase. Water-absorbing tree roots are situated around the top of the soil. Plan on soaking the whole area under the tree, keeping the water at around 15 inches. To achieve this, you’ll have to give water slowly. You can place the hose on the dirt and let it run slowly, or else buy a soaker hose.

Dig deep to make sure the water is going into the soil where the tree requires it. You’ll also want to shield your wounded trees from sunburn. It was the canopy’s job to do that. Until it comes back, wrap the significant limbs and trunks in cardboard, tree wrap, or cloth.

You can also apply a water-based white paint. In the springtime, you can tell which limbs are live and which are not by the growth or lack of it. The next thing you must do is trim off the dead limbs or make arrangements to have your trees trimmed. If you don’t have any pruning experience, get in touch with a local tree contractor.