There is a new tool in the technology box. But it’s not new in that sense it has been around for at least 20 years. What has changed is how it can be used, the savings behind it and In the hands of a Registered Consulting Arborist or a Board Certified Master Arborist, the most likely persons qualified to recommend and perform these treatments, the increase of success. Here are some of the cases where it can be used;
1) Ornamental/flowering trees; to maintain size and maximize flowering
2) understory trees; to maintain height and character
3) fast growing trees: to control growth
4) sick/diseased trees; with the added fungistatic properties of this chemistry a double benefit in fighting off disease and increasing vigor
5) old trees; for the maintenance of vitality
Now it is up to the Arborist how best to use this tool and when to use it. It is effective and research has proven it.
Tree Growth