Your trees and shrubs are focal points on your property in Tennessee, so keeping them at their best is crucial. To do this, they'll need routine care throughout the year, including in the fall. To prepare them for the upcoming winter, you'll want to fertilize them via deep root injection and apply a horticultural dormant oil this fall. Fertilizing your trees and shrubs will provide the essential nutrients they need to fortify their health and strength to endure winter dormancy, and a horticultural dormant oil effectively reduces the insect population. For the most effective results, it's best to hire pros to care for your plants this fall. Experts are equipped with high-quality products and possess the knowledge of when and how to apply them to give you the best results.

Your trees and shrubs need fertilization via deep root injection this fall.

It's understandable to want your trees and shrubs to thrive all year round, and fall is a crucial time to ensure their health and vitality. One essential step you should take this fall is fertilization through deep root injection. This process involves injecting a liquid treatment into the ground to nourish the roots underneath, providing your trees and shrubs the nutrients they need to build up their strength and prepare for the upcoming winter dormancy.

This fall fertilizer treatment should be rich in potassium and phosphorus, two of the three main macronutrients your plants need. Potassium strengthens their cell walls and enhances their resistance to stressors like cold temperatures and diseases. Meanwhile, phosphorus is essential for root development, energy transfer, and overall plant vigor. However, in addition to macronutrients, this treatment should also include micronutrients and organic compounds to ensure your trees and shrubs are in optimal condition going into winter. Some essential micronutrients include magnesium, sulfur, copper, iron, manganese, and zinc, whereas organic compounds are amino acids and humic acid.

Your trees and shrubs need a horticultural dormant oil application this fall.

In addition to a fertilization treatment via deep root injection, your trees and shrubs also need a horticultural dormant oil application this fall. This application reduces the population of pests on your plants to ensure they don't cause problems come next spring. It does this by creating a protective barrier on them while they're dormant, eliminating any existing insects hiding among your trees and shrubs for the winter.

A horticultural dormant oil application can reduce the population of scale, eggs, and over-wintering insects like aphids and mites.

Hire Pros to Care For Your Trees & Shrubs This Fall

While caring for your trees and shrubs in the fall is vital, it's equally important to ensure it's done right and they receive just what they need. Because of this, it's always best to hire pros to care for them. Experts have access to top-quality products that include everything your plants need this fall, plus know how and when to apply them to give you the best results. For example, they'll administer fertilizer with the correct amount of macronutrients, micronutrients, and organic compounds, then a horticultural dormant oil highly effective at combatting damage-causing pests. By leaving tree and shrub care to the pros this fall, you can rest assured that your plants receive only the best.

Call us today to enroll in our tree and shrub care program!

If you want to keep your plants healthy and beautiful year-round, look no further than our tree and shrub care program! With this program, our team at Picture Perfect Landscapes will fertilize your trees and shrubs twice via deep root injections, once in the spring and again in the fall, to provide consistent nourishment throughout the year. We'll also give them a horticultural dormant oil application in late fall/early winter and late winter, plus visit three other times to inspect and treat them for insects and diseases if needed. We offer our tree and shrub care program to homes, businesses, and HOAs in Memphis, TN, and surrounding areas like Midtown Memphis and East Memphis. Call us today at (901) 246-7656 to enroll!