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Fertilizing, River City Tree Service St Louis Missouri

Fertilizing

Building Strong Trees From the Bottom Up

Why is fertilizing necessary?

Trees in their natural habitat get plenty of nutrients, but in urban settings that’s not always the case. Providing supplemental feeding at the root level helps your trees look better and protects against insects and disease.

Supplemental feeding protects and preserves your trees from the bottom up. The roots are a tree’s foundation and the health of your tree is dependent on how well its roots function. A malnourished tree is vulnerable to disease, decay and insect invasion.

Many people imagine trees with large deep taproots, but this is seldom the case. Although roots may extend beyond the dripline, the entire root system is usually no more than three feet deep.

In fact, most roots responsible for absorbing nutrients grow in the top eight inches of soil, where water and oxygen are more readily available – thus making the term “deep root fertilizing” a bit outdated.

It’s best to feed your trees as part of a regular maintenance program.

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Greg Morris
Greg Morris
2023-10-15
Great job
Eric McGinness
Eric McGinness
2023-10-01
We have a huge oak tree in our back yard. A large branch had fallen and several branches needed to be trimmed away from the house and power line. River City was able to quickly get us a quote and schedule us. They were professional and did a great job. They even called the next day to verify that we were satisfied with the service. Would definitely recommend!
Peter Genovese
Peter Genovese
2023-09-20
These guys did their work as promised. They were on time and they provided great service after cutting down a storm-damaged branch from our tree. They also did fantastic cleanup work after the job. And to make matters even better, when my wife asked them to come back and prune the remaining branch a little better, they came and did so without further charge. I will be using them again in future.
Shannon Fowler
Shannon Fowler
2023-09-03
They were great. They finished in a timely manner and did a great job on cleanup. I will use them again for sure.
Amanda Rosinbaum
Amanda Rosinbaum
2023-08-23
They came out within about 2 weeks of quoting us. They were very kind throughout the whole process and explained the cost of everything. Once they got here they were quick but made sure to work clean. I would recommend them again
clayton schmidt
clayton schmidt
2023-08-15
We had an awesome experience using River City Tree Service! They were extremely professional and easy to work with. They worked like a well oiled machine, from, coordinating with Ameren to drop our power line, extremely fast removal, and left a clean site afterwards. On top of all of that, they were a great value compared to other bids that we received. I would highly recommend them if you are in need of any tree work.
Jean Imhof
Jean Imhof
2023-07-14
The workers were prompt and did a great job cutting two trees down and stump grinding. We were very satisfied with their work. Also impressed with their cleanup. We thought their quote was a fair price and we were glad there was not a long wait time for a date to schedule the work. We will definitely use them again.
Alison Fick
Alison Fick
2023-07-12
Did a good job of limb removal after a storm. Good communication.
Jenny Norman
Jenny Norman
2023-06-26
The team did exactly what we wanted and were easy to work with. They did it fast and cleaned everything up when finished. Would definitely recommend!

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