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Radial Trenching Replenishes Nutrients


Sometimes a dying tree has depleted the nutrients in its soil and because most landscapes are in a well groomed, unnatural environment, there is no way for it to replenish those nutrients. That is why a knowledgeable Long Island Tree Service will create trenches around the tree using an air spade, and fill those trenches with organic fertilizers and nutrients to give back what the tree has been missing for many seasons.