Acreage Tree Care in Midland & Odessa: 5 Things to Check Before Winter
A lot of Tejas customers around Midland and Odessa live on a few acres outside town. Those trees work hard. They take full wind, they sit next to caliche drives and pens, and they often get water only when someone remembers. Late fall is a good time to walk the property and give them a quick check before winter sets in across the Permian Basin.
Tip: walk your trees before the first hard freeze
Grab a coffee and look at each tree from trunk to tips. You are looking for anything that has changed since summer: thin spots in the canopy, dead branch tips, loose or cracked bark, or small holes and sawdust near the trunk. Note anything odd so you can keep an eye on it through winter.
Five things to check on acreage and country lots
Caliche drives and parking spots. Trucks, trailers, and equipment parked under a tree pack the soil over its roots. Roots need air and water to move through the soil. If you can, park outside the canopy and keep heavy traffic off the root zone.
Trimmer and mower nicks. A string trimmer or mower deck that bumps the same trunk week after week leaves wounds that can let in insects and disease. A wide mulch ring around the trunk keeps equipment back. Keep the mulch a few inches away from the bark.
Bare-ground weed control near trees. Tree roots spread well past the edge of the branches. Long-lasting bare-ground products used along fence lines, pens, and driveways can reach those roots. Plan weed control with your trees in mind.
Wind exposure. Young trees on open land get whipped hard by fall and spring winds. Check old stakes and ties so they are not cutting into the bark, and take them off once a tree can stand on its own.
Winter dry spells. Trees still use some water in winter, and our winters are often dry. During a long dry stretch, water slowly at the outer edge of the branches on a mild day, early enough that it soaks in before night.
Why it matters now
A tree that heads into winter stressed, wounded, or thirsty often shows it in spring with slow leaf-out, dieback, or borer activity. It is a lot easier to fix compaction, protect a trunk, or adjust a weed control plan now than to try to save a declining tree next summer.
What Tejas does
Tejas Pest and Weed Control treats trees for homes, ranchettes, and commercial properties across Midland, Odessa, and the Permian Basin. Depending on what we find, that can include:
Wood borer treatment
Mite treatments
Disease and fungus treatments
Malnutrition support
Trunk injections and soil injections
Foliar and systemic treatments
Because we also handle weed control, we can plan fence-line and lot spraying so your trees are not caught in the middle. Tell us the kind of tree, your town, and what you are seeing, and we will talk through sensible next steps.
Call or text Tejas
Call or text 432-934-5248 or visit https://www.tejaspwc.com/tree-services to set up a tree check.
Tejas Pest and Weed Control · Midland yard: 3112 E County Rd 139, Midland, TX 79706 · Andrews yard: 2184 SE 2460, Andrews, TX 79714 · 432-934-5248 · office@tejaspwc.com
