1. 2017 LANDSCAPE Report Prepared by Joan Uhrich
LITTLE BOW RESORT
2017 LANDSCAPE Report
Prepared by Joan Uhrich

2. Canker in the Poplar SOLUTION:
Trees LBR
Canker
in the Poplar
SOLUTION:
Pruning or culling depending on severity.

3. Oyster Scale in
Ornamental Crab Trees
Dogwood hedges
Solution: Firmly wrap electrician tape sticky side out, watch in June for minute crawlers. Spray when temp is cool, never hot. Spray every week for 3-4 weeks. Spray option; teaspoons of dish soap per 1 liter water. Continue yearly.

4. Needle Scale
Solution: Occasionally, As you walk by, pull branch. One day, likely in June, you will pull the branch and if you get SLIME, its TIME. Look on SE side first as it is protected.
Spray 7-10 day intervals for 3-4 weeks.
Spray when cool, never hot.
Spray option; 1-2 teaspoons soap per 1 liter of water. (Ivory, Sunlight, etc).
Can wash it off later in day or when it rains late in day.
Scale does not like to go high. Usually 8-10 feet.

5. Professional consults from:
1. Sylvia Farrant
Horticulturist and home owner here at LBR.
2. Art Cox
Arborist and owner of Sumerset Landscaping out of Cayley
3. Lindsey Bell
City of Lethbridge Arborist.

6. RecommendationS Cull diseased and dying trees.
Start diversifying your planting. (Include different varieties)
Eliminate planting the trees in rows.
Instead; plant in groups and in gullies and/or slopes.
Use the mulch to cover the grouped plants. Mulch will maintain moisture and, as it rots; it feeds the plants.
Rent a stump grinder to deal with the many stumps.
Begin to reforest the Resort.

7. Progress to date
Culled diseased/stressed trees. Caretaker staff cut the small diameter trees, a contractor cut the larger diameter trees.
Mulching was done on site and is saved for future planting.
Rented a stump remover and removed 330 stumps. This is our total lost trees over the last 20 years.
20 new trees ordered and delivered.

8. 5 spruce near storage compound/gas terminal
2017 Reforestation begins
2017
Reforestation Begins
20 new trees:
5 spruce in phase 3a
5 spruce in phase 3b
3 spruce & 2 mayday as you enter residential area
2 Front entry
5 spruce near storage compound/gas terminal
Plus 2 front entry and 5 spruce near storage compound

9. Diseases in residential Trees
1. Black Knot Fungus:
Recognized by clumpy-looking, black masses on your branches.
Prune off infected branches 2-4 inches below each “knot”. Dispose in landfill. Sanitize your tools with bleach-water solution (25% bleach, 75% water)
Prune during late winter, when the fungus is dormant. Avoid pruning in spring as the spores are active.

10. 2. Bronze Leaf Disease
How to Spot: in mid-summer sections of leaves turn a bronze or brown color.
Removing right away will extend the life of your tree and save others nearby.
In Winter, brown leaves will cling creepily to their branch.
Like Black Knot, there’s no chemical treatment for Bronze Leaf Disease.
Prune 8-12 inches back from infection. Bleach your pruners.

11. Proper Pruning
To shorten a branch or twig, cut it back to a side branch or make the cut ¼ inch above the bud.
To remove large branches, cut to collar. See photo. DO NOT leave a stub!