Maintaining the health of your trees, shrubs and plantings is just as important as maintaining healthy grass. Trees and shrubs are very expensive to replace if lost and add significantly to the value of your home. At DREAM LAWN, we want to help you protect your investment.
Our tree and shrub care program is designed to incorporate IPM practices, including scouting and controlled use of pesticides to protect the environment, with pro-actively timed applications for fertilization and disease and insect control
DREAM LAWN 4 VISIT
APPLICATION SCHEDULE
- Visit 1 : Early Spring- Dormant Oil Spray, Fungicide, Deep Root Fertilization
- Visit 2 : Early Summer- Inspection with Systemic Spray for Insect and Disease
- Visit 3 : September- Inspection with Systemic Spray for Insect and Disease
- Visit 5 : Late Fall- Deep Root Feeding
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Dormant Oil Spray
Applied when plants are dormant before bud break, it helps control pest problems early. Often it reduces the need for other pesticide applications later on. Dormant oil is a nontoxic spray that kills wintering forms of many pests (spider mites, aphids, scales, and leaf hoppers), by coating and suffocating them. It has little if any impact on natural enemies.
Fungus Control
Systemic fungicides are applied at bud break and reapplied at intervals to offer control of these common fungal diseases:
Roses
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TREE/SHRUB COMMONLY AFFECTED |
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Anthracnose |
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Ash, Birch, Dogwood, Maple, Oak, Sycamore, Walnut |
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Apple Scab |
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Crabapple, Apple, Ash, Roses |
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Black Spot |
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Roses |
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Cedar Apple Rusts |
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Juniper, Cedar, Crabapple, Apple |
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Leaf Curl |
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Peach, Plum, Oak, Poplar |
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Powdery Mildew |
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Most Woody Shrubs |
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Root and Crown Rot |
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Dogwood, Rhododendron, Cherry, Yew, Pine, Fir |
Insect Control
Systemic Insecticides are used when pests are identified to be present in numbers large enough to cause plant harm. Common insect that we scout for:
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TREE/SHRUB COMMONLY AFFECTED |
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Aphids |
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Spireas/Honey Suckle |
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Emerald Ash Borer |
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Ash Trees |
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Leaf Miner |
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Birch |
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Lead Hoppers |
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Honey Locust |
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Red Spider Mites |
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Spruce/Arborvitae |
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Sawfly Larvae |
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Muhgo Pines |
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White Fly |
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Numerous Plants |
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