Learn how drastic changes in the weather can affect your plants in the spring.
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00:00One day it's warm, the next it's cold again.
00:02It's a classic case of weather whiplash,
00:05and while we may adjust quickly,
00:07arborist Michael Holleran says
00:08trees aren't so lucky.
00:10Do we have plants that are waiting
00:12for springtime and warmer temperatures
00:14and will warmer soil temperatures
00:15to really wake up and start actively
00:18pushing growth and blooming and
00:19things like that and when it goes
00:22up and down sometimes those plants
00:24get confused forever. Greens.
00:25This sudden back and forth can also
00:27reveal damage yellowing and browning
00:29of leaves that's been hiding all winter.
00:31What I am seeing a lot of his winter
00:34burn issues so that the cold that
00:36we had in January is really starting
00:38to show itself now with damage on
00:40plant material and the temperature
00:42swings are not the only stress.
00:44Trees are facing.
00:45We're still working through the
00:46drought stress from last year.
00:48The lack of rain we had late in the season.
00:51When a tree is under stress,
00:53it is more likely to develop issues,
00:55whether it be with insects or disease.
00:58So what can homeowners do?
00:59Holleran says it starts with understanding
01:01what's growing on your property.
01:03A lot of people that I meet with
01:06aren't even sure of the species of
01:08trees that they have in their yard
01:10or the species of shrubs that they have.
01:13So it's very hard to to know what to
01:15look out for when you don't know
01:17what you're dealing with.
01:18Experts recommend monitoring trees
01:19for any signs of damage,
01:21watering them during dry spells
01:22and reaching out to an arborist.
01:24If anything looks concerning,
01:25keeping an eye out on your trees
01:27could lead to bigger problems later.
01:29For Accuweather, I'm Ali Reed.