Hottest year ever update: After subfreezing week in Glendale, Arizona, arborist "estimates that 83 percent of more than 13,000 trees in the city’s parks were injured"

Cold snap isn’t over for trees in Phoenix area

Pocketbooks may get a reminder of the cold snap, too.

Glendale arborist and horticulturist Kandy Van Meeteren estimates that 83 percent of more than 13,000 trees in the city’s parks were injured. She estimates the city may lose about 1,700 trees in the next year, which could run up a $425,000 tab to replace.