1. Friday: Tree Care
Tree: Bradford Pear
Term: Root zone
Root zone
•The __________ area where roots are growing below the plant.
•Consideration of the root zone is important for _________, _________,
and _________________
•Most roots are only ________________ under the surface.
Best to mulch ______________ the root zone as possible
•Avoid ______________ of the soil
•Do not change the __________ of a slope in the root zone
–Do not fill
–Do not cut
Fertilizing trees
•Use __________ lbs of fertilizer for every 1000 sq ft of root zone
•Fertilize in the ___________
•Usually not necessary to fertilize the trees if you are fertilizing ________
•Broadcast the fertilizer and _____________ it into the soil
•Fertilizer stakes ______________ better than broadcast fertilizer
Root fertilization
•New technique
•Injects a __________ into the root zone
•Effectiveness is _________
•Landscape companies are promoting it and profiting from it
Mulch
•_______________ roots
•Helps __________ moisture
•Prevents _________ & ________________ damage to trunk
•Do not allow ______________ to touch trunk
•Mulch should be _________ deep and cover as much of the root zone as
possible
Water
•Trees only need supplemental water in their ___________ after planting
•Use a _____________ for slow, even watering