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Fertilizing: <br />FcrtJ]i::ing ¢'f veery ti. rubs i.:~d tree-[ ~'t. ould be ba~ed on tLe nut-~/tfc, nal <br />rcqu::t.:.ti;It (i j~,~ividua] r~tcJt.[ . <br /> <br />For sandy er loam soil, spring applications after the frost is out of the soil <br />and before bud break is best. Yerti]ize no later than early ~um, mer (Julx) and <br />rvoid, et'pecia]]v, ]ate [~mm~r or ear]x' fall fertilizati¢,n ~'ith a high <br />nitrogen fertilizer follow'ed by liberal ~'atering. <br /> <br />For deciduous trees, the recommended rate is t~'o to six pounds of actual <br />nitrogen per 1,000 square feet of soil surface under the canopy of tt~e tree. <br />Yor evergreen treea, the rate if two to three pounds of actual nitrogen per <br />i ,000 square feet ef soil ~urface. This fertilizer should b~ spplied as a <br />slow-release complete fertilizer recommended for trees and shrubs. <br /> <br />]lowly planted tr~e$ aboul ' not be fertilized during tb~qr fir£.r growing <br />season. Young treat sbou!d be fertilized three to five ),ears after planting. <br /> <br />Shrubbery and groundcover should be fertilized annually. The first <br />application of fertilizer should occur in early spring after the danger of <br />frost has passed, fo;lowed by an.~ther aFplicatien in mid-summer (early June). <br />Ir. is fertilizer should be a slow-release complete fertilizer recommended for <br />trees and shrubs. Apply fertilizer at a rate to supply one pound of actual <br />nitrogen p.zr I ,000 square feet cf surface. <br /> <br />%'atering: <br />?~.ants should not be ~'atered until a moisture check is .made of representative <br />· _lents in the !ands~ape. A?.:,!y enough water to insure a r:ini=um c'f eight to <br />ten inches sc. il penetration of r. oisture. Particular times of year that <br />require special attention are as <br /> <br />1) <br /> <br />Late s:m~er - At the end of July or at the beginning ~f August taper <br />off ~~aterlng so that late gro-;tln is encouraged to harden off as seen <br />as pc~sible tc 7raven: frost injuries. Reduce gradually the <br />frecuen:v cf dee.: ~'aterlng cng avcld a-_v ~hal!~' watering. <br /> <br />)~eas requiring additicna! waxering may Ye :hose c= south sides cf bud!ling er <br />=~nd he-t= a=scrct~:.n ~f dense material~_. <br /> <br />?rut. ins: <br />~runing shall be dane only during -.he season cr mcr. th regommanded far that <br />variety and according :o acce.~:ed bent hcr:isul=ural ~rac~ices and standards <br />~-i:h :he gcc! te deve!c~ a haa!:hy =aftra! gr~zh pa:tern cenrir:en: ~-i:h <br />partizu! zr varie=y. <br /> <br />PaSo 69 <br /> <br /> <br />