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<\/p>\n\nOak wilt – One of the Diseases that can Be Cured with the Sick Tree Treatment<\/p>\n
\nTrees don\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t randomly succumb to insects, pests and diseases. It happens because they are in stress and sick. Mother Nature responds by sending in the clean up crews. Pest insects and pathogens are just doing their job – trying to take out the unfit plants. Most plant sickness is environmental – too much water, not enough water, too much fertilizer, wrong kind of fertilizer, toxic chemical pesticides, compaction of soil, grade changes, ill-adapted plant varieties and\/or over planting single plant species and creating monocultures, as was done with American elms in the Northwest and the red oak\/live oak communities in certain parts of the South.<\/p>\n
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\nRed tip photinia with entemosporium leaf fungus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/p>\n\nOak wilt symptoms on live oak
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My plan is simple. Keep trees in a healthy condition so their immune systems can resist insect pests and diseases.\u00ac\u2020<\/strong>The Sick Tree Treatment is the best way reverse the stress causing insect pest and disease problems as well. Here is how it works.<\/p>\nStep 1: Stop Using High Nitrogen Fertilizers and Toxic Chemical Pesticides<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\nToxic chemical pesticides kill <\/p>\n
beneficial nematodes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n, other helpful microbes and good insects. They also control the pest insects poorly. Synthetic fertilizers are unbalanced, harsh, high in salt, often contaminated and destructive to the chemistry, structure and the life in the soil. They also feed plants poorly. It\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s more important to eliminate the synthetic fertilizers than the toxic pesticides.<\/p>\n
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\nWeed and Feed fertilizer – a must to eliminate<\/p>\n
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\nRoundup – a major soil life affendant<\/p>\n
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\nLiquid and dry synthetic fertilizers should be eliminated
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Step 2: Remove Excess Soil from above the Root Ball<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u00ac\u2020<\/p>\n\nA very high percentage of trees are too deep in their containers and \u00ac\u2020have been planted too low. Many have had fill soil or eroded soil added on top of the roots and flares. Covering the root flare reduces oxygen availability and leads to circling and girdling roots. Soil, or even heavy mulch, on flares and trunks keeps the bark constantly moist and can lead to rot or girdling roots. Removing soil from the\u00ac\u2020<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\nOak wilt – One of the Diseases that can Be Cured with the Sick Tree Treatment<\/p>\n
\nTrees don\u201a\u00c4\u00f4t randomly succumb to insects, pests and diseases. It happens because they are in stress and sick. Mother Nature responds by sending in the clean up crews. Pest insects and pathogens are just doing their job – trying to take out the unfit plants. Most plant sickness is environmental – too much water, not enough water, too much fertilizer, wrong kind of fertilizer, toxic chemical pesticides, compaction of soil, grade changes, ill-adapted plant varieties and\/or over planting single plant species and creating monocultures, as was done with American elms in the Northwest and the red oak\/live oak communities in certain parts of the South.<\/p>\n
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\nRed tip photinia with entemosporium leaf fungus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n\nOak wilt symptoms on live oak
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My plan is simple. Keep trees in a healthy condition so their immune systems can resist insect pests and diseases.\u00ac\u2020<\/strong>The Sick Tree Treatment is the best way reverse the stress causing insect pest and disease problems as well. Here is how it works.<\/p>\n \nToxic chemical pesticides kill <\/p>\n beneficial nematodes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n , other helpful microbes and good insects. They also control the pest insects poorly. Synthetic fertilizers are unbalanced, harsh, high in salt, often contaminated and destructive to the chemistry, structure and the life in the soil. They also feed plants poorly. It\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s more important to eliminate the synthetic fertilizers than the toxic pesticides.<\/p>\n \nWeed and Feed fertilizer – a must to eliminate<\/p>\n \nRoundup – a major soil life affendant<\/p>\n \nLiquid and dry synthetic fertilizers should be eliminated Step 2: Remove Excess Soil from above the Root Ball<\/strong><\/span> A very high percentage of trees are too deep in their containers and \u00ac\u2020have been planted too low. Many have had fill soil or eroded soil added on top of the roots and flares. Covering the root flare reduces oxygen availability and leads to circling and girdling roots. Soil, or even heavy mulch, on flares and trunks keeps the bark constantly moist and can lead to rot or girdling roots. Removing soil from the\u00ac\u2020<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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