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SOIL ENHANCEMENT OPTIONS FOR THOUSAND OAKS TREES AND SHRUBS
Tree Fertilization and soil enhancement is an under utilized method to keep landscape trees and shrubs in Thousand Oaks, CA healthy and pest free. Sometimes too much focus is placed on controlling insect or disease pests and not enough thought is given to increasing the overall vigor of landscape plants.
Trees and shrubs in Thousand Oaks, like all living things, require nutrients to remain healthy. Unfortunately, essential nutrients are often lacking in urban settings. In many cases the original topsoil has been removed during home construction or the soil that remains has become compacted over time. In either case, it becomes difficult for landscape trees and shrubs to extract the necessary nutrients from the soil. Additionally, the normal nutrient source for trees and shrubs - fallen leaves, twigs, and branches - is continually removed from the maintained landscapes in Thousand Oaks. To compound matters even more, trees are planted in areas with limited root space or forced to compete with turfgrass for whatever water and nutrients are available in the urban soil.
Arborists in Thousand Oaks have overcome this situation by developing techniques and products to resupply the soil with nutrients, organic matter, rhizobacteria, and beneficial fungi (mycorrhizae) to simulate natural growing conditions found in the forest. By supplying nutrients, introducting soil enhancements, and mulching under trees and shrubs a more natural soil environment can be established to promote healthy root growth for landscape trees and shrubs. |
