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Look at shrubs and trees for signs of poor growth: poorly colored leaves (pale green to yellow); leaf size smaller than normal; earlier than normal fall coloring and leaf drop; little annual twig growth; or twig or branch dieback. However, these symptoms of poor growth are not always related to low levels of nutrients in the soil
A complete fertilizer with a ratio of 3:1:2 or 3:1:3 (N:P:K), such as 12-4-8 or 15-5-15, is generally recommended.
Shrubs and trees can receive 2 to 4 pounds of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet of root spread area per year. The root spread area is 1.5 times the area of the crown spread.
Normally a plant’s principal feeding roots are in the top 10 to 14 inches of soil. However, the roots of plants that have been mulched can be just beneath the mulch.
When fertilizing over shrubs and groundcovers it is best not to get the fertilizer on the leaves; this is especially true if the leaves are wet.
Trees and shrubs can be fertilized in late spring (after new leaves emerge) up to early fall. Avoid fertilizing trees and shrubs stressed by drought during the summer months.
When fertilizing a tree, apply the fertilizer to the area of the tree’s root zone. The root zone area extends beyond the drip line; which is where the outermost branches of the tree go to. The roots can extend beyond the drip line by 50% of the distance from the tree trunk to the drip line.

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