Tree Care in Lakeside, MT

If you're a homeowner in Lakeside, you're likely looking at trees that are about 34 years old, planted when these neighborhoods were built in the early 1990s. You'll see native Blue Spruce and Quaking Aspen alongside problem species like Russian Olive. The biggest mistake I see here is watering. Your lawn sprinkler system that runs for 15 minutes every day is the worst thing for your trees. It encourages shallow roots because the water never penetrates past the top few inches of soil. In our cold-dry climate with only 19 inches of annual rain, your trees need deep, infrequent watering to survive our high drought risk and develop the strong root systems they need to withstand our wind events.