Although we are a little off topic, a fantastic resource for this sort of thing is the Soil, Food Web. and will answer a lot off questions. If the Epa was doing their job correctly all chemical fertilizers would be banned because of the overall damage that it does to the soil biology as a whole and the surrounding environment. (Great barrier reef being a good example)
Chemical fertilizers are in fact salts. Although they are often times ready for immediate uptake this in no way suggests the tree wants or needs it all. The salts as we all know are in fact damaging to cells and often end up having a reverse osmotic effect upon beneficial bacteria, fungus, and other soil microbiology as well as the tree. This creates an artificial environment with a sterile soil biology and the tree becomes dependant upon the applications of fertilizer at different times throughout the year. Also diminishing the overall hardiness of the plant due to it's unnecessary need to develop an expansive root system in search of elements because they are constantly supplied. Add infinitum It's just really bad stuff.... |