Deep Root Fertilization and Aeration

The best treatment you could give to your tree.

Forest Vs. Urban Soils
Forest soils are well aerated and mulched with organic debris. They are fertile, moist, cool... and Alive with beneficial organisms. Urban soils are compacted and contain low levels of oxygen and water. They are turfed, stripped of organic debris, and contain few nutrients. Important soil conditioning micro organisms can't survive. It's obvious why so many trees are unhealthy. Listen to What Your Trees are Saying to You. They will tell you if the existing soil conditions are low in nutrients, oxygen and water. Trees communicate their poor health through:

Symptoms of Poor Soil Conditions :

• Slow growth
  

• Decay
  

• Excess deadwood
  

• Disease problems
  

• Pale foliage
  

• Insect problems
  

• Undeveloped foliage
  

• Late leaf emergence in spring
  

• Early fall coloration

At Arborfolia, we help to bring Life back to the soil.

The health and vigor of your woody plants is directly dependent upon the condition of the soil they are in. Our Deep Root Aeration and Fertilization treatments are designed to improve the soil in ways that increase the vitality of the root system, trunk, branches and leaves. The benefits of these treatments include:

• An increase in health and vitality
  

• Greater defenses against disease
  

• A longer life
  

• Increased insect resistance
  

• Stronger cellular development
  

• A better defense against decay
  

• Larger leaves with a lush color

 

Nutrients mixed with water are injected into the root zone of your trees 4-6 inches deep in 2.5 foot square intervals. The high pressure of the injection forces passageways into the soil through which air/nitrogen and water can move.

Deep Root Fertilization - provides essential nutrients, with bacteria and soil conditioners. The addition of Mycorrhizal fungi, seaweed and organic soil conditioners work to bring your soil back to life.

Mycorrhizae - naturally-occurring fungi that live in association with roots and provide a living link between roots and soil. Roots with mycorrhizae have a greatly increased ability to gather water and nutrients. Undisturbed forest soils are loaded with these fungi but urban soils are often compacted subsoils that are low in fertility and deficient in both organic materials and beneficial micro-organisms.
The addition of these micro-organisms can result in progressive gains in your trees growth and vigor.

 

Fertilization

This area of our services is currently under development. We are constantly looking at new products and application techniques.

What does tree fertilization involve?

When fertilizing any plant, one is adding nutrients, biostimulants into the soil, helping to promote and increase plant growth. There are four application methods:

Soil Injection

This method involves injecting liquid fertilizer into the soil at high pressures. Complete coverage of the root zone realizes better results. This is normally the recommended method, because it has the fastest and most consistant results.

Surface Application

Application of the fertilizer, is either in liquid or granular form and is applied to the soil surface, again, around the root zone. This method is the fastest and easiest, but its effects are the slowest. Currently, Arborfolia offers applications of organic fertilizers at very competitive rates.

Trunk Injection

For this method, a hole is drilled into the trunk of the tree and the liquid fertilizer is injected directly into the vascular system of the tree. Though this method does allow the nutrients to reach the tree in the least amount of time, it involves wounding the tree. Normally, Arborfolia does not recommend this method unless, there are extenuating circumstances and never recommends it be done by a non-professional.

Foliar Spray

In mature trees and saplings, foliar applications can help to stave off diseases and insects. This method must be applied with caution, as major damage can be inflicted with over-fertilizing.

Though always preferred as a LAST resort, sometimes tree removal is necessary. There are many possible reasons why a tree might need to be felled. Some major ones being:

At Arborfolia, our experienced professionals can consult on:

The tree is diseased beyond treatment The tree obstructs construction There are too many trees in one location. The tree has been damaged by nature and has become hazardous. The original planting was too close to a building or structure.

 

 

Cabling & bracing

Sometimes trees develop in such a way as to have very weak crotch angles between certain limbs. In these cases it may be beneficial for tree preservation and for safety, to install a cable between the two weak limbs. This connecting wire or rope will enable the two limbs to acte as one member. Thereby preventing any undue stress on the tissue connecting them to the tree.

Cables may not always be necessary, and sometimes cannot save certain limbs. Please feel free to contact Arborfolia to determine the best plan of action, if you feel that limbs are unstable.

 

• Building Location - Providing advice on locations which will have limited arboral impact
  
  

• Planning Methods for Tree preservation - When location is not an option, the root zones can be identified and measures to minimize construction damage can be employed
  
  

• Post-Construction Assessment - Once a building is in place, there may have been repairable damage done to some of the stand trees on the property, in which case a plan of action for restoring the tree's health can be created and used. Or if the damage is too extensive and the tree is a hazard, then it can be removed. (See Precision tree removal )