Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Craig  Decompaction I can do with the vertical mulching technique, but what specific injection are you thinking of and who uses it in the UK? examples, where can you buy it. |
The tree will eventualy die, as the the fungus will ring the tree and stop the phloem, are the leaves yellow? loads of Horse chestnut have the problem , the trick is to act now before other fungi start to attack, Armillaria is a prime fungus that will move in for the kill when a tree is stressed.
If you can verticle mulch, all good, then simply soil drench with the product I use, by injection I mean root/soil injection with a deep root feeder.
I'll send you a pm regarding the product I sell to a select few, I bought a load in bulk, I don't sell for profit,Tim I carry out all types of decompaction work and nutrient injection, air-spade work etc..
If any other Brits need any advice on the purchase of soil conditioners PM me
Sean is right about being cautious fertlizing stressed trees, but I would add ' nitrogen' is by far the worst thing for this tree, my fert contains micro-nutrients, myccorhizae spores [just in case lol], and cleated iron..