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Resource Articles from Gilbert Smith, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist
and Lesley Bruce Smith, ISA Certified Arborist
Can You Tell if a Tree is Alive in the Dead of Winter?
Mother Nature’s Moment January 2015
photos and copy by: Lesley Bruce Smith
ISA Certified Master Arborist
This is one of the most common questions we get asked this time of year as arborists. We know that the buds for next spring’s flush of new growth got formed last summer when the sun’s energy was really strong. It takes a lot of energy to push out all those lovely flowers and fresh green leaves each spring and trees are smart! They take advantage of the sun’s energy when it’s hot. Any branch on a tree, or an entire tree, that does not have live buds right now is obviously dead, and those that do have plump juicy buds waiting for spring’s longer warmer days, is alive.
