Is this tree alive?
Attention Business and Property Owners:
Is there a tree on your property? Are you properly watering and caring for the tree? Please see the information below from TreeVitalize. Remember that it is the responsibility of the property and/or business owner to care for the trees. These trees were provided to us through grants from the City of Pittsburgh. Let’s keep our business district clean and green!
Yes! Trees undergo extreme stress when they are transplanted. Like all living things, some rebound quickly and others struggle.
This tree is alive and may recover if cared for properly.
Please be sure to water all your new trees — especially stressed ones — 20–30 gallons once each week!
You can determine if a stressed tree is still alive by gently scratching the bark of the trunk or branch with your fingernail. If it is green inside, then the tree is alive and may recover.
Please be patient. Trees can sometime take a whole growing season or more to recover from the shock of transplanting.
If you see a newly planted TreeVitalize tree that looks stressed, please send its location (including street name and address) and species (if you know it) to mhecht@paconserve.org or call 412-586-2396.
Thanks for helping make the Pittsburgh region a greener and healthier place to live and work!