When is a beech tree fertilized?
It is perfectly sufficient if you only have one young beech fertilize regularly. With older trees, it is sufficient to sprinkle some ripe compost around the tree at the beginning of the year.
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The best foundation for growth is provided by before Plants of the beech the earth with compost and / or Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) mix. This provides the tree with sufficient nutrients for a longer period of time.
A beech tree is only fertilized from March to early August. Subsequent fertilizers stimulate the growth of new shoots. These harden before winter stop and freeze to death.
Which fertilizer is recommended?
- Slow release fertilizer
- Liquid fertilizer
- compost
- leaves
If you Slow release fertilizer it is enough to fertilize the beech at the beginning of the year. Fertilizers that mainly consist of organic materials are cheap.
Liquid fertilizer needs to be used more often. Follow the instructions on the packaging.
However, it is best to use fertilizers that you produce yourself in the garden, such as compost, lawn clippings or leaves. You distribute these materials around the beech tree. They rot, releasing nutrients.
What nutrients is the soil lacking?
If the beech trees are ailing or only grow very slowly, you should have the soil examined. In the laboratory it can be determined which nutrients are missing and which should be supplied via fertilizer.
Leave beech leaves
A very simple way to fertilize a beech tree is to leave the leaves behind. This saves you a lot of work and for the beech trees are dried up leaves a good soil protection.
However, you may only leave leaves that are free from Diseases and Pests is. Diseased leaves must be removed and disposed of with household waste.
Tips
If you feed a beech tree with fertilizer you have bought, make sure that you do not put the fertilizer on the leaves or on the tribe sprinkle or pour. There is a risk that the affected parts of the tree will "burn".
