Fertilization & Growth Products

Why are Fertilization and Growth Products important?
Trees require certain essential elements to function and grow. An essential element is a chemical element that is involved in the metabolism of the tree, or necessary for the tree to complete its life cycle. Trees growing in a forest environment usually have the necessary elements in the soil. Landscape trees or urban trees, however may be growing in soils that do not contain sufficient nutrients for good growth and development. It may be necessary to fertilize or adjust the pH levels to increase available nutrients for your trees.

Fertilizing your trees can increase growth, reduce susceptibility to certain diseases and pests and can even help reverse declining health. If fertilizer is not applied to the trees wisely, it may not benefit the tree at all and may adversely affect the tree. Mature trees that have good growth may not require fertilization. It is important to know if your trees have the nutrients they need available to them and if they require supplemental fertilization. Fertilizers are available in many forms and combinations. A complete fertilizer is one that contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Fertilizers are available in organic and synthetic forms. Synthetic fertilizers release their nutrients relatively quickly when dissolved in water. If the wrong mixture and concentration of that type of fertilizers are applied it can lead to plant “burn”. Organic fertilizers are better for your soil and trees. Organic fertilizers release their nutrients more slowly as the molecules are decomposed into the soil.

What do we do?

We gather samples from your property and have them tested at a professional laboratory to determine if there are deficiencies and what components might be lacking in the soil. Once we have determined what your soil needs, we may opt to add organic matter, soil inject nitrogen fertilizers, organic bio-stimulants, or take steps to manipulate the pH level.