What's the best food delivery method and food for mature, aging tree?
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What trees are you referring to?
I have four old huge mature trees in my yard, two elms, a black maple(I believe), and a birch. All mature trees will have some die back, the only thing I know of would be to check with a professional to see if it is nutritional or natural death or from a disease process. There seems to be a lot of new problems with trees lately.
We have a mesquite tree that has borers and therefore some bare branches. An arborist told us the only thing to do is keep the trees as healthy as possible. They injected an organic "tea" around the roots. That helps. Some appropriate fertilizer and deep watering couldn't hurt.
Trees should be professionally trimmed every few years. It is costly in some cases, but if you want a tree to thrive you must feed it and have it trimmed if you cannot do it yourself, which can be hazardous to your health (falling). My rule of thumb is professionally trim every 2-4 yrs. depending on how quickly the tree grows and its shape. You don't want the tree limbs to fall into your house, or your neighbor's, in a storm.
Leland Cypress and Tulip Poplar. Thanks for your question.