For schoolchildren, summer is a time to lie on the grass and watch clouds float by. It is a time to be free of responsibilities and worries, and a time to slow down. For trees, on the other hand, it’s a whole different story. For even during the warmest summers our green friends are hard at work.

Tree planting happens mostly in spring and fall. So what goes on at ATP’s nurseries in the summer? “In the summer months, we are mostly occupied with tree care and maintenance,” explains Nursery Manager Samvel Ghandilyan. “We constantly clear our fields of weeds; we cultivate the soil and, of course, diligently water our trees. All that so nothing gets in the way of the trees during this intense period of growth.”

ATP’s Karin Nursery is like an incubator; everything that grows on the grounds looks young, tender and bright. “Our young trees to me are just like new-born babies, and are handled with the utmost care by our committed staff,” says ATP’s chief propagator Tigran Palazyan. “To keep up with the tree growth, ATP’s nursery staff works full-time in summer as well.”

Different parts of a tree grow during different times of the year. Typically, the foliage of the tree grows in the spring, next is the trunk (summer), followed by the roots (fall and winter). However, not all trees follow the same pattern. Young trees can grow at fast rates during the summer. The girth can expand by as much as three centimeters in just a few weeks, adding to the tree’s rings.

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