Tree Care in Tesuque, NM

If you're looking at the trees in your Tesuque yard, you're likely seeing the legacy of a choice made when your home was built, around 1977. Back then, builders often planted fast-growing trees for quick shade and curb appeal, but many of those species are now mature liabilities. That means you might have a 49-year-old mulberry with invasive roots cracking your driveway, or a eucalyptus that's become dangerously brittle in our high winds. The most common tree problems here don't start with pests. They start with a tree being in the wrong place, struggling with our 14.7 inches of annual rainfall and very high drought stress. Your lawn's daily sprinkler cycle is part of the problem, encouraging shallow roots when trees need deep, infrequent water to survive our dry climate.