Tree Care on Common Area Update
Completed & Scheduled Tree Care for 2026:
SavaTree is contracted to provide the HOA the following preventive tree care this spring:
- Winter watering once a month during January, February and March for the larger trees on Berm 4 Common Area and the four ash trees at South Broadway and High Tiara entrances. These trees were identified as most stressed and in need of winter watering.
- Application of a systemic insecticide to the two Austrian pines at the entrance of High Tiara in the spring. Both pines appear stressed and past black scale disease could be contributing to the stress.
- The four ash at South Broadway entrance were treated to combat Ash Bark Beetle and Ash Borer last fall. This is a systemic injection and lasts for two years.
Big Horn Tree Service was contracted to provide the following large tree services:
- Remove dead pine and grind stump at High Tiara Entrance.
- Remove dead limbs from South Broadway common area Ash trees and trim ash trees overhanging homeowner's house.
- On Berm 4 common area, trim deadwood from two pines as needed. Remove a dead pinon pine and grind stump. This had been postponed for 3 years to see if pinon could be saved, but three tree specialists said it needed removing.
Homeowners should monitor the following if they have these trees:
Pinon Pine: Ips Beetle is common in the Grand Valley. Redlands Mesa Subdivision has experienced multiple areas where Pinon pines have died from Ips. If one Pinon gets Ips, then others around it will likely contract it.
Homeowner Ash Trees should be treated to combat Ash Bark Beetle and Ash Borer, which is very prevalent in Grand Junction.
Spruce Trees should be watched for Cytospora Canker and Long Horned Pine Borer.
Winter watering once a month during drought periods contributes to the health of trees and avoids stress.
If a homeowner needs to remove a tree, a DRC Improvement/Change Form should be submitted. In most cases, a removed tree should be replaced with another tree or a shrub.
https://seasonshoa.com/design-review-committee/drc-improvement-or-change-form
RESOURCES:
Do you have a pinon pine on your property? https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020_Pinon_Ips_CSFS_Quick_Guide_Web.pdf
Ash tree not looking so good?https://www.gjcity.org/1181/Root-For-Your-Ash
Need a tree care provider? https://www.gjcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/9426/2023-Forestry-License-Tree-Care-Providers-PDF
Thinking of planting a new tree? Below is a suggested tree guide from the City of Grand Junction.