Tree & Shrub Mix, 4-2-4

Down-To-Earth

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25lb Bag available for Shop Pick Up Only. Conversions: 3 cups = 1 lb; 1/2 cup = 2.6 oz; 2.5 Tbsp = 1 oz

Tree & Shrub Mix is specially formulated for the transplanting of bare root trees, balls and burlap shrubs and container plants.

Transplant shock, drought and other environmental extremes can have a negative impact on a new plant's growth potential, Down to Earth Tree & Shrub Mix is specially designed to help ensure survival and promote rapid establishment.

This mix is enhanced with mycorrihizal fungi to encourage extensive root development and to protect against a variety of plant stresses.

Ingredients: Fish Bone Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Langbeinite, Greensand, Volcanic Ash and Kelp Meal.  Also contains non-plant food ingredient(s):  5% Humic Acids derived from Leonardite.

Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculant

¤ Endomycorrhizal fungi: Glomus intraradices, Glomus mosseae, Glomus aggregatum and Glomus etunicatum – 8 propagules per gram each.

¤ Ectomycorrhizal fungi: Rhizopogon villosullus, Rhizopogon luteolus, Rhizopogon amylopogon and Rhizopogon fulvigleba – 3,400 propagules per gram each; Pisolithus tinctorius – 34,000 propagules per gram; Scleroderma cepa, Scleroderma citrinum – 2,300 propagules per gram each.

Interested in reading more about organic soil amendments? We have additional information located on our Organic Soil Amendments page.

Conversions:   3 cups = 1 lb;   1/2 cup = 2.6 oz; 2.5 Tbsp = 1 oz 

Suggested application rates:

Trees, Shrubs and Vines

¤ New: apply 1 - 2 Tbsp per inch of stem caliper directly to plant roots or mixed into soil in prepared transplant hole and water well.

¤ Established: drill in holes 3 - 6 inches deep in a grid pattern, add 1 - 2 Tbsp per hole and water well.

Containers

¤ New: mix 1/2 lb per cubic foot of potting soil or 5 -10 lbs per cubic yard; use higher rate for smaller pots and trays. 

¤ Established: apply 1 - 2 Tbsp per gallon of soil when transplanting. 

Tree & Shrub Mix can be added into soil directly under cuttings, bare root trees, shrubs and vines or blended into potting mixes.  The objective is to ensure physical contact between the roots and the inoculated fertilizer.

4-2-4. Total Nitrogen (N) 4.0%: 0.6% Water Soluble Nitrogen; 3.4% Water Insoluble Nitrogen. Available Phosphate (P2O5) 2.0%. Soluble Potash (K2O) 4.0%. Also contains non-plant food ingredient(s): 5% Humic Acids derived from Leonardite. CONTAINS Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculant: Endomycorrhizal fungi: Glomus intraradices, Glomus mosseae, Glomus aggregatum and Glomus etunicatum – 8 propagules per gram each. Ectomycorrhizal fungi: Rhizopogon villosullus, Rhizopogon luteolus, Rhizopogon amylopogon and Rhizopogon fulvigleba – 3,400 propagules per gram each; Pisolithus tinctorius – 34,000 propagules per gram; Scleroderma cepa, Scleroderma citrinum – 2,300 propagules per gram each.

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