Big Old TreesThey're Dr. Jim's favorites. He says
that they have "personalities." He enjoys being able to bring them
back when they are in decline.
People often
say that a tree has reached the limit of its life-span and should be
cut down. As General Manager, Basia Alexander, likes to point out: "I
would hate to have somone tell me that I had reached the limit of my
life span."
The life span of trees is greatly
underestimated due to the fact that they are often so stressed as they
age that they go into decline. Once in decline, people often think the
trees are just old. If the trees were healthy, they could live for
many, many more years.
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Catalpa Tree, Blairstown, New Jersey, USA
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This is a good example of a stressed or declining tree. It is thin, "see through", many smaller leaves and dead branches.
| This is the same tree, 3 months later. It is recovering from decline. Note the vigorous leafing-out. In a few months when it becomes safe to prune, any dead branches can be taken out.
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| Leafing out much later than other nearby Catalpa trees |
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| Recovering Catalpa in July |
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| In declining state: thin with many dead branches. |
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| Flowering and Robust Growth |
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Oak Tree, Short Hills, New Jersey, USA
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| Declining Oak Tree early in season. |
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| Declining Oak Tree early in season. |
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| Declining Oak Tree after Green Centrics treatment, leafing-out vigorously and thriving in August. |
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Beth's Spruce Tree, Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
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| Leaning Spruce Tree |
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| Leaning Spruce Tree, roots are exposed. |
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| New growth on the Spruce tree one year later. |
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