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Japanese Beetle in Denver

The Japanese beetle causes damage in both the larval and adult stages of its life. Adult Japanese beetles cause serious injury to the leaves and flowers on over 300 landscape trees, shrubs, fruits and vegetables. The adult beetle has an attractive appearance. The wing coverings have a shiny metallic green color. Larva feed on plant […]

Denver Tree Care Interview

Radio Interview with Denise Plante on EZ Marketplace: KEZW-AM 1430:  Saturdays 1PM Check out Mountain High Tree’s interview on the radio with Denise Plant from KEZW. Denise interviews owner Ralph Bronk, who talks about the drought, tree care in our Colorado climate, what types of trees are best for your landscape, how to plant trees, […]

Water and fertilize your trees!

Water and fertilize your trees this summer. As we drive around Denver, we continue to see the lasting effects of the difficult spring weather conditions. Many trees like our Ash and Locust are struggling to produce a leaf canopy capable of providing a shadow, let alone actual shade. A variety of shrubs including Altheas, Roses, […]

Stressed Trees and Plants in Denver

Rejuvenate your Stressed Landscape In the last couple of weeks we’ve noticed a significant amount of winter burn and frost damage to a wide variety of plants around the Denver Metro area. Many Lilacs have brown and distorted leaf tissue. Just about every Crabapple we walk past has more dead tissue than nice new green […]

Winter is the time to prevent Winter Mitesl

After a long and extremely dry summer, mite activity is going to be high across the Denver Metro Area. As soon as the sprinkler systems get turned off for the season, mite activity starts. The best way to prevent costly and time consuming lawn repairs in the spring is to combat mite activity during the […]

Fall and Winter Watering of Lawns in Colorado

Fall and Winter Watering of Lawns in Colorado Water lawns and perennials in fall and winter during prolonged dry periods to prevent root damage that affects the health of the entire plant. Water only when air and soil temperatures are above 40 degrees F with no snow cover. South and West exposures are at the […]

Watering Plants During Winter in Denver

Changes in your trees We haven’t had our first significant snowfall yet; however, with most of your irrigation systems already turned off, we wanted to remind you how important it is to winter water your plant material. During excessively long dry spells, even watering parts of your lawn will be beneficial, especially south facing lawns […]

Mountain High Tree Fall Clean Up

Is there really still a lawn under all of those leaves? Where else have those leaves taken over? Mountain High offers fall clean up to get you prepared for the winter weather. Even a dormant lawn will be affected if completely covered in leaves. Your lawn still needs sunshine and water to look its healthiest […]

Conifer Trees in Denver During The Fall

You may notice the appearance of brown needles in your various pine trees and begin to worry, but is this phenomenon something normal or cause for concern? Every fall, people all across the country enjoy the changing colors of the trees. The explosion of color that occurs is nothing short of a natural miracle. The […]