Rob Kraker from Davey's Southeast Nashville office shares tips on how to get your landscape ready for spring to set your trees up for a healthy growing season! 

In this episode we cover:  

• Tips to get trees ready for the growing season (0:31) (2:09) (9:10)
• Magnolias in Nashville (1:02)
• When does fertilization start? (2:50) 
• What happens when a tree blooms too early? (3:55)
• Deep root fertilization (4:49)
• Where is the tree's dripline? (6:43)
• Why fertilization is important (7:29)
• Pruning and tree growth (9:58)
• Japanese maples and tree growth (12:12)
• How Nick got into tree care and why he enjoys it (14:22)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.  

To learn more about when you should start preparing your trees for spring, read our blog, Spring Tree Care Start... NOW?

To learn more about fertilizer, read our blog, Spring Tree Care: Tree Fertilizer to Replenish Nutrients or watch our video, Why Should I Fertilize My Tree?

To learn more about pruning, read our Trimming and Pruning section on our blog, Blog.Davey.com.

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Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com. 

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