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Drought is killing Colorado trees<\/a>, either directly through lack of water, or by causing such stress that insects and parasites are able to cause problems.<\/p>\n

We’ve got a bit of drought scorch on one of our new maples. I need to get out there and do some deep watering around all the trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drought is killing Colorado trees, either directly through lack of water, or by causing such stress that insects and parasites are able to cause problems. 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