I moved to Alaska, to live with one of other house that own by my unmarried son, last year Fall. This is 5 acre land and few tall trees but mostly new small trees and weeds. Winter was cold and Spring come late.
One day June this year, I noticed that one of tree's whole leaves color was brownish red and all the rest of place is green.
I went to examining what's wrong and this Aspen tree is right next to rock-border and other side stood about 5-8 Alder trees touching this Aspen tree.
I looked this Aspen and its situation, it's like all the enemy surround one being and squeeze to death. And thinking I must do something to save this, my heart was ache, I feel its helplessness and sorrow.
I might have to pull out all the Alder trees, to give this Aspen room to grow, anyway the Alder tree attract Moose, so it is better to get rid of them but it will be hard working to move 4ft trees. They were all same size.
But first I need to loose soil around Aspen and give peat moss and nutritive fertilizer right away and give water. Next day I noticed that few bottom leaves turn back to green color. Then I water every day just enough to wet. Then about one week later whole Aspen turned back to green.
After that I was very busy planting vegetable garden and doing landscape, so I only glance Aspen tree, from some distance.
Then about month later I went to see that tree again. But something was not right. I noticed that the Aspen tree now stood more than 6ft away from rock border and there is more space for me to walk through in between Aspen and Alders! It seems all of trees moved away from rock border. How that possible? Or did I mistake about whole situation?
But then what happened my heart ache and emotional agony back then. Now I see it, Aspen stood alone. Sometime I go there walk around the Aspen and thinking.
One day June this year, I noticed that one of tree's whole leaves color was brownish red and all the rest of place is green.
I went to examining what's wrong and this Aspen tree is right next to rock-border and other side stood about 5-8 Alder trees touching this Aspen tree.
I looked this Aspen and its situation, it's like all the enemy surround one being and squeeze to death. And thinking I must do something to save this, my heart was ache, I feel its helplessness and sorrow.
I might have to pull out all the Alder trees, to give this Aspen room to grow, anyway the Alder tree attract Moose, so it is better to get rid of them but it will be hard working to move 4ft trees. They were all same size.
But first I need to loose soil around Aspen and give peat moss and nutritive fertilizer right away and give water. Next day I noticed that few bottom leaves turn back to green color. Then I water every day just enough to wet. Then about one week later whole Aspen turned back to green.
After that I was very busy planting vegetable garden and doing landscape, so I only glance Aspen tree, from some distance.
Then about month later I went to see that tree again. But something was not right. I noticed that the Aspen tree now stood more than 6ft away from rock border and there is more space for me to walk through in between Aspen and Alders! It seems all of trees moved away from rock border. How that possible? Or did I mistake about whole situation?
But then what happened my heart ache and emotional agony back then. Now I see it, Aspen stood alone. Sometime I go there walk around the Aspen and thinking.