What's the best food delivery method and food for mature, aging tree?

Carol Faust
by Carol Faust
I have several trees that have lots of bare limbs at this point in spring. I do not want to lose them but they don't look healthy right now. Please HELP. thanks
  5 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on May 18, 2017

    What trees are you referring to?

  • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on May 18, 2017

    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.

  • Lora Lora on May 18, 2017

    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.

  • Ginny Ginny on May 21, 2017

    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.

  • Carol Faust Carol Faust on May 22, 2017

    Leland Cypress and Tulip Poplar. Thanks for your question.