Tree And Shrub Fertilizer

Every 1–2 weeks during spring and summer while they're actively growing, and every 4 weeks in fall and winter. Diluting into your regular watering (2 Tbs per gallon) keeps nutrition steady — this is especially valuable for newly planted stock, which establishes faster with consistent light feeding than with occasional heavy applications.

At 1 tsp per quart, the 8 oz bottle makes about 48 watering cans of feed. For a typical shelf of 10–15 plants fed every 1–2 weeks in season, that's several months of feeding — and the 32 oz bottle four times that.

Yes — it's built for it. All-nitrate nitrogen and low salt concentration make burn very unlikely around developing roots, and the high potassium supports the root growth that establishment depends on. For the first two feedings on fresh transplants, start at half strength, then move to the full rate.

Yes. The balanced woody-plant ratio suits deciduous trees and shrubs, broadleaf evergreens like azalea and boxwood, and flowering shrubs like hydrangea and lilac. Dedicated evergreen or acid-loving formulas can fine-tune for specific groups, but this covers a mixed landscape well.

Feed every 4 weeks through fall, but ease off before hard dormancy — late-season nitrogen pushes tender growth that won't harden before frost. Resume in early spring as growth breaks. This matters most in cold-winter climates; warmer zones can stay on the lighter fall schedule longer.

New growth typically comes in greener within the first few weeks of regular feeding. Trees and shrubs grow slowly, so filling out a thin canopy or establishing a young plant takes a full season or more — color and vigor respond first, size follows over time.