This document discusses the benefits of trees and shrubs for homes and outlines several threats they face including insects, roots issues, and disease. It provides tips for tree and shrub care such as early growth protection, mid-season foliage protection, and root zone fertilization. The document emphasizes that professional tree services can help keep pests and diseases at bay, maintain balanced nutrients and root/soil health, and stimulate tree growth to keep trees and shrubs healthy.

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TREES AND SHRUBS

2. WHY TREES AND SHRUBS?
• They can lower cooling
and heating costs.
• They increase property
value.
• They maintain good air
quality.
• They contribute to a
beautiful, lush
landscape.
DYK? A yard featuring
healthy trees increases the
value of your home by at
least 10%.

3. THREAT: INSECTS
DYK? Our trees often appear
healthy on the outside, but there
may be damage occurring on the
inside.
• Insects like aphids, mites,
and lace bugs can damage
leaves, trunks, and branches.
• Insects are a
year-round problem. They
often hide and hibernate in
trees during the fall and
winter months.

4. THREAT: ROOTS
• The real cause of root decline
isn’t a lack of moisture, but
rather roots that are starving
for oxygen thanks to
waterlogged or compacted
soils.
• Factors like shade, flooding,
improper planting depth, or
surrounding concrete are the
“root” causes of root decline.
DYK? If a tree’s root system is
failing, the tree most likely will die.

5. THREAT: DISEASE
• Diseases, often caused by fungus,
can weaken or kill trees.
• Sick trees also don't absorb or retain
nutrients as well, so they don't grow
and often fall prey to pests and plant
disease.
• By the time disease or poor health is
noticed, often times it's too late—
and the tree needs to be replaced.
DYK? There is an extensive variety
of tree and shrub diseases that
can easily be harmful or fatal to a
tree.

6. Tips for Tree and Shrub Care
• Early growth protection minimizes early
season damage by fighting against various
insects, mites and diseases.
• Mid-season foliage protection helps prevent
damage to foliage by fighting against aphids,
lace bugs, mites and scale.
• Late-season foliage protection provides
protection against late-occurring insects and
mites and improves tree vigor.
• Root zone fertilization injects micronutrients
to the root zone of trees to stimulate growth
and deep root development.

7. Tips for Tree and Shrub Care
• Overwintering insect control fights
against insects that survive the winter,
preventing the severe damage they can
cause.
• Spring feeding enhances tree vigor, growth
and flowering potential.
• Horticultural oil controls a variety of insects
in their overwintering stage, before
landscape damage occurs.
• Targeted trunk injection corrects nutrient
imbalances, controls pests and enhances
tree health and color.

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For more tips and tricks on keeping your trees & shrubs looking great
all year, check out this video!
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For more cool facts about trees, check out this infographic!
http://www.trugreen.com/learning-
center/infographics/lawn-and-lifestyle/facts-
about-trees/

9. Benefits of Tree Service
DYK? With a professional tree service,
your trees and shrubs will be analyzed to
determine their specific needs.
Professional tree services will:
• Help keep pests out.
• Help keep tree diseases at bay.
• Help maintain balanced nutrients.
• Help maintain root and soil health.
• Help stimulate tree growth.

10. For more info on what TruGreen, America’s
#1 lawn care company, can do for your
trees and shrubs, visit TruGreen.com or
call 866.688.6722 to start working with a PhD-
certified specialist today!