AaronP
New Member
Hi Folks,
I live in Highlands Ranch, CO (near Denver), elevation 5,600ft. We just purchased a house about 6 months ago that has a couple of Aspen trees in the backyard. I have been told that these types of trees are very hard to keep alive at our elevation (preferring higher elevations?) I have attached a pic of one of them. As you can see, the right trunk has some new leaves at the very top only, while the left trunk has no leaves at all. I pruned all of my trees last fall (my first time pruning, so I can't guarantee I did a good job). One of my aspens is thriving nicely, but the one in the pic seems to be more-than-half dead. What should I do? Should I chop down the left trunk so the right trunk can possibly still live? Chop down the whole tree? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Aaron
View attachment 235854
I live in Highlands Ranch, CO (near Denver), elevation 5,600ft. We just purchased a house about 6 months ago that has a couple of Aspen trees in the backyard. I have been told that these types of trees are very hard to keep alive at our elevation (preferring higher elevations?) I have attached a pic of one of them. As you can see, the right trunk has some new leaves at the very top only, while the left trunk has no leaves at all. I pruned all of my trees last fall (my first time pruning, so I can't guarantee I did a good job). One of my aspens is thriving nicely, but the one in the pic seems to be more-than-half dead. What should I do? Should I chop down the left trunk so the right trunk can possibly still live? Chop down the whole tree? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Aaron
View attachment 235854