Spring is a favourite season due to the temperature starting to get warmer, colourful blossoms appearing and blue skies. This season is when a tree will get itself ready for growth. They will usually lose their foliage in the autumn months, after a long summer of turning sun energy into food and to help them grow from photosynthesis. Flowers that bloom on trees have responsibilities, such as reproduction. Quite often a tree will have male and female flowers. Pollen is made by the male flowers (which is when your hay fever will flare up!) which fertilises the female flowers, a process that is usually helped along with bees collecting pollen and transferring it over. Spring is when fertilised seedlings will start to take root.
During the spring, other sections of the tree will be busy. The roots will be growing fast in order to get water and nutrients. Tree branches will be looking for light for their leaves to keep them healthy. Tree sap will be absorbed and taken to the sapwood within a tree. All of these things combined will be keeping the tree healthy and will help it flourish during the warmer months. Why not call Forest and Garden for a free site visit for Tree Surgery Godalming.
