Premier Tree Fertilization & Plant Health Care Services for the San Francisco Bay Area
Premier Tree Fertilization & Plant Health Care Services for the San Francisco Bay Area
Image: Jason Thien via Flickr / CC by SA 2.0 Are the leaves of your outdoor palm trees turning yellow or brown, and you’re not sure why? You rely on your palm trees to bring beauty to your property, and watching them turn yellow is concerning. You’re worried that your trees might die or make …
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Have you noticed a strange white fungus on the leaves of your trees or garden plants? If so, it could be powdery mildew. Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects many common species of trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses. If left untreated, it can slow the growth of your trees, reduce fruit yield and …
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If you want to establish an orchard on your property or just add a few fruit trees, bare root trees are an excellent option. Sold without pots or dirt, bare root fruit trees are a resilient, affordable choice that can help your orchard establish itself faster. Here at Zachary Smith Arboriculture, we help clients across …
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Trees and shrubs are living things. Just like us, they need nutrients, water, light, and air. Tree nutrition, however, is something many people struggle with. They wonder how they should be fertilizing their trees, how often, and which fertilizer blend to use. The confusion is understandable – fertilizer is widely misunderstood. People wonder how to …
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Are little worms invading the beautiful flesh of your apples? If so, you are not alone. Apple tree worms are a very common pest throughout the US and can quickly wreak havoc on your fruit trees. Fortunately, you can get rid of them using simple tips and techniques. Here at Zachary Smith Arboriculture, we provide …
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Trees can now be injected rather than sprayed to control insects and fungal infections in many cases. Smith’s offers tree injection as well as spray and soil drench for treating disease. Trunk Injection can reduce exposure to pesticides and treat an entire tree with no loss of insecticide to drift. Below we have links and …
Aphids are a prime cause of trees dripping sap, but aphids are easily treated. We control aphids in trees safely and stop the dripping. Some trees drip because they are infected with aphids. It is always helpful to control any ants that are feeding on the sugar the aphids secrete. This is important because ants …
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Fall webworm: mostly occurring in Liquidambar and walnut trees. In most cases, the aesthetic issue of the unsightly webs is what people want to control. The damage is not usually extensive, but limited to the foliage that is covered by the web. The more webs, the more leaf skeletonizing by the caterpillars. If they are let go …