Mountain High is honored to be a sponsor of the 2016 Notable Trees of Colorado Calendar. This commemorative edition celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Colorado Tree Coalition. Becky Wegner again chaired the committee for the Colorado Tree Coalition that produced the calendar. This 15 month (October 2015 to December 2016) colorful and informative calendar features […]
Tree Top Times
Fall Needle Cast – When should you be concerned
In September, we start receiving calls from our concerned customers about their Pine and Spruce trees “turning brown”. This needle browning occurs every fall and is normal as long as the tissue that is changing color is the older needle tissue and not the current year’s growth. “Fall Needle cast” in Spruce and Pine trees is […]
Fall is here! Is your lawn ready?
Watering Your Lawn Even though temperatures might be cooler than in summer, your lawn still needs water. Since lawn grasses continue to grow throughout the fall, watering is still important to sustain growth. Go ahead and water as needed, usually about an inch to an inch and a half per week, until the ground is […]
Meet Jesse Raap!
Meet Jesse Raap! Jesse is originally from Illinois, just west of Chicago. He attended Dupage college in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Feeling the need to spread his wings, Jesse moved out to Colorado in the fall of 2014. His love of hiking and backpacking probably didn’t have anything to do with that decision! Jesse, as […]
Winterize Checklist For Tree Care
During the fall months, trees are doing a lot of hard work preparing for the harsh winter ahead. There are a few simple steps you can take to make this transition easier on the trees you love. Pruning: Prune dead, diseased and overlapping branches in late fall. This will strengthen the tree, encourage new strong […]
Don’t forget to water – Voles are still active
I have seen several drought stressed lawns this month and cannot say it enough…watering is key to keeping your lawn healthy and fall is a key time to prepare your lawn for winter. It is also the time when watering is most often neglected. Ignoring fall watering will open your lawn up to insects and […]
Pine Wilt Disease in Colorado
Pine Wilt Disease found in Scotch, Austrian and Mugo Pines in Colorado Springs As summer wanes, dead Scotch Pines have been appearing with more frequency in communities along the Front Range of Colorado. The culprit has been found to be the Pinewood nematode, a native to North America. It does not generally cause death in […]
Bacterial and Fungal Diseases
Throughout the spring and summer we have watched the increase in fungal and bacterial diseases all across the Denver Metro Area. High incidences of Bacterial Leaf Scorch in Ash trees have caused significant leaf drop and branch dieback. Fire Blight has infected Apple and Crabapple trees in every community without regard to age or variety. Just this […]
Get to know Patricia Schroder
Patricia Schroder – Customer Service I hail from the Las Cruces, New Mexico area. I have been known to say that I am related to half the town! Our family is a blended family of 5 ‘kids’ that range in ages from 35 to the youngest being 27. We have a 10 year old granddaughter […]
Improving landscape drainage.
Who could have ever imagined Denver having as much precipitation as we have had this year? Not only the amount but the duration of the wet weather has made a tremendous impact on our industry. One of the most common requests this year has been for improving drainage on our client’s properties. As this is […]