A Custom-Fit Diet
Shade and fruit trees should be fertilized two times a year: Spring and fall. The best meal for your trees is TLC Tree, Shrub, & Landscape Food. This product is formulated especially for the Oklahoma environment. It combines the right blend of slow-release nutrients and trace elements in an organic base to ensure natural healthy growth and development.
Fertilizer Dosage
Measure the tree trunk diameter at a point about 3 feet above the ground, and apply 1 ½ pounds of fertilizer per inch of trunk diameter. Spread the fertilizer uniformly within and slightly beyond the drip line of the outer limbs. For shrub bed areas apply at a rate of one cup per 15 square feet of bed area. Water well.
Young Trees
Do not apply this tree food to trees planted within the last six months. Instead, use Fertilome Root Stimulator. Young trees will also benefit by using a Tree Wrap around the trunks to protect them from sunscald.