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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 8:20 am 
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I'd swear that I read or heard it mentioned that spraying the trunk is now recommended in addition to spraying the leaves. Is this true or just another sign that I'm getting old? :x If true, is it the case for other types of applications such as garlic pepper tea?

A search of the forums here didn't turn up an answer and the listing on Howard's Info center under Foliar Feeding less than specific.

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Yes do it- pretty much anywhere on the tree can absorb water and nutrients to some degree.

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Yes do it- pretty much anywhere on the tree can absorb water and nutrients to some degree.


Well it's the degree that I'm curious about. For example, crape myrtle bark isn't very substantial and I'd imagine that it would absorb fairly well as far as trunks go. On the other hand, would there be any chance of anything significant being absorbed through mature red oak bark? If the answer is yes, that's great. Just looking to keep things frugal yet as effective as possible.

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Not sure that there are any hard and fast rules, DC.

I always do the 16 crapes on the parkway top to bottom, as well as the 10 yr old redbud.

I do not bother w/ the 20-60 yr old pecans and Am. elm unless I see a specific trunk area with seepage or a wound, for whatever reason, has occured -- then I do it. At best, I figure it keeps pests away and acts as a cleansing antiseptic.

YMMV... :wink

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