Plant Health Care Services

Maier Forest and Tree are experts in promoting tree health, including proper preventative maintenance and fertilization techniques. We also have extensive knowledge about insects and diseases that can afflict trees and have the services to protect the tree and save it. The following services are provided by Maier Forest and Tree for the benefit of your trees and shrubs.

• Root Care - Adds several important ingredients to the soil by soil injection under the entire drip-line and beyond. The addition of beneficial soil organisms, organic matter and nutrients help to decompact, replenish and condition the soil for optimal root growth.
  
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• No Tree Left Behind - Is designed for young shade trees, allowing us to keep on top of its development in those formative years. Through root care and structural pruning we can reduce future maintenance costs and increase the life span of your trees.
  
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• Cambistat - Is a soil-applied product that is absorbed through the roots. It gently slows the growth of a tree, allowing it to redirect some of its energy from its canopy to defense chemicals, fibrous root growth and other uses. It is used to control growth, help roots compete in turf and compacted soils, and re-establish roots after being damaged.


• Verdur - Treats a condition called chlorosis. Chlorosis is a serious condition where a tree’s ability to manufacture chlorophyll has been compromised. Without sufficient chlorophyll a tree cannot make food for itself. Verdur stimulates the production of chlorophyll by adding iron or manganese. It should be used with Cambistat to address the problem long-term.


• Xytect - Is a broad-spectrum, systemic insecticide that insects ingest and quickly stop feeding and die. Xytect works on many insects including Aphids, Leafminers, Pine tip moth, Sawfly larvae, Scale insects (soft scales), Borers (including Bronze Birch Borer and Emerald Ash Borer), and more.


• Alamo - Is a fungicide that we use to manage oak wilt. Oak Wilt is a deadly, root-transmitted fungus that affects most species of oaks. Through the proper use of Alamo we can protect all oaks from getting the disease and even treat certain species that already have it.


• Air Spade - Is a tool that we use to safely remove soil around a root system. We may use an air spade to check for stem girdling roots or decay around the stem and root plate, or we can safely remove or stir up larger volumes of compacted soil to amend and replace.

For more information call our office at 507-286-TREE to talk to one of our Certified Arborists.