Northern Red Oak Tree - Summer Canopy Inventory - August 2023
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Just a few days ago, I posted some photos showing a large amount (at least...it FEELS like a large amount) of Northern Red Oak acorns that are coming down in late July/early August this season. In that post, I mentioned that it was time to document in the [garden diary] an inventory of what the canopy of the tree-swing tree (Northern Red Oak) looks like in early August. This tree was (I think) troubled and as a result, we started it on a course of treatment. That included the application of a three-year growth regulator. And, annual applications of a deep-root fertilizer and of some Two-Lined Chestnut borer treatment . We've now done three-years of treatments on the tree. The growth regulator appeared to help and the tree seemed to have a different outlook after just one year . I've been trying to document the canopy of the tree over the years - the last time was in Fall of 2022 when it was turning orange and brown . The tree has (it appears to the eye) put on new,