Our Tulsa Fertilization Services
Tree fertilization is often a forgotten part of tree care, but it is vital to keeping your trees thriving and healthy. Our fertilization services will deliver the precise nutrients your tree needs to promote better growth. Our fertilization services include:
Soil Testing
Deep Root Fertilization
Foliar Sprays
Soil Building
The Value of Fertilization for Your Tulsa Trees
When trees grow in a forest, they have the luxury of growing in soil that is constantly seeing its supply of nutrients replenished by decomposing organic matter. Yard trees do not have this same access to nutrient-rich soil, as the soil in your yard does not have the ability to replenish nutrients as efficiently. To make matters worse, the soil in your yard may be subsoil and not topsoil.
In short, trees will deplete the nutrients in your soil to grow and remain vigorous. Fertilization adds supplemental nutrients into the soil and allow a tree to continue growing. Fertilization is best used in conjunction with a soil building program that adds organic matter to the soil to increase its overall health and nutrient density.
The Arbor Masters Difference
When you hire someone to take care of your tree fertilization, you don’t want just anyone. Fertilization, when done improperly, can harm your tree. The team at Arbor Masters will always take care of your trees, and we’ve become a trusted provider of tree care for many in the greater Tulsa area. Some of the aspects that make us different include:
ISA Certified Arborists: We employ ISA Certified Arborists on staff who can provide expertise and comprehensive knowledge of tree care to our clients and ensure we always do what’s best for the trees.
TCIA Accreditation: The Tree Care Industry Association accredits companies that go through a rigorous process to demonstrate their commitment to following the best practices for trees and running a business.
Years of Experience: We’ve been in business since 1960, and in that time, we’ve gained plenty of experience and learned many of the best methods and practices for caring for trees.
Certified and Accredited Tree Care Professionals
Our Tree Fertilization Process
We want working with us to be a simple process, and we don’t want any mysteries when you hire us. To facilitate this transparency, we’ve outlined our process so you know exactly what will happen when we provide fertilization services for your trees.
Assessment
We’ll examine your trees, look for any sign of nutrient deficiency, and see if our fertilization services can help.
Soil Test
Before fertilizing, we will conduct a soil test to understand what nutrients are in the soil and what’s missing.
Plan Creation
We’ll develop a specialized cocktail of fertilizers that seeks to correct the nutrient deficiencies in your soil.
Fertilization
Depending on what we determine to be the best method, we will either use deep root fertilization or foliar sprays.
Future Care
After we’re done, we’ll talk to you about setting up a fertilization schedule to provide continued care to your trees.
Best Time of the Year to Fertilize Your Tulsa Trees
Fertilization is best done at two distinct times of the year: spring and fall.
Time spring fertilization for right before the trees bloom. The goal of spring fertilization is to give the trees a jump start to the growing season. It will also help a tree recover from any winter damage it may have suffered.
Fall fertilization is aimed at using a slow-release fertilizer to give a tree nutrients throughout the dormant period and leave it ready to grow in the spring with healthy roots. Do not use a high-nitrogen fertilizer in the fall, as nitrogen will encourage rapid growth that will likely die in the cold winter temperatures. We recommend timing fall fertilization to the end of October or in early November. Just ensure you have it done before the ground freezes.
Our Tulsa Service Area
We provide our high-quality tree care across the greater Tulsa area. For more information on if we serve your neighborhood, consult our service area map or call us at 918-258-3444.
Claremore
Muskogee
Sand Springs
Sperry
Valley Park
Fertilization FAQs
We recommend avoiding high-nitrogen fertilizers in most cases, especially when fertilizing in the fall. Nitrogen is the primary nutrient plants use to grow, and giving them too much will encourage excess growth the plant can’t support, which will die in the winter.
For most purposes, fertilizing in the late summer and early fall is generally not recommended, as is the case in the winter. Additionally, never fertilize a tree dealing with drought stress, as the trees need water to make use of fertilizer. Our arborists can help you create a fertilization schedule that works best for your trees.
Soil tests are a crucial part of fertilization, as they inform of any nutrient deficiencies in the soil and how best to counteract these problems.
We can help you set up a fertilization schedule, but truthfully, the best schedule for fertilizing your trees is to do it when they need supplemental nutrients.
Our Recent Articles
Did you know we publish articles every month detailing tree care in the greater Tulsa region? Check out some of our previous articles on our Tree Care Blog.
Fall Fertilization: The Key to Healthy Trees
Fall Leaf Colors in the Midwest: Why Trees Change Color and When to Expect It
Evergreen Trees for Midwest Landscapes: Broadleaf vs. Needle Varieties
Winter Tree Care: Debunking the Myth of Trees Not Needing Water
