Additional Tree & Shrub Services

Foliar Fertilizer

Tuff Turf offers this unique service for specialized situations.  The Foliar Fertilizer is a carefully blended fertilization applied directly to the foliage. This allows treatment to specific ‘problem’ trees & shrubs that may make root fertilization impractical or even impossible. The benefits in items such as Arborvitae, Cypress and Photinia have been nothing short of spectacular. If your landscape has these sort of special needs, Tuff Turf is your answer.

Direct Injection System

This amazing tool allows us to control destructive pests, stop devastating diseases, manage tree growth, reduce fruiting and seeding and enhance tree health by directly injecting material into specific trees.

By directly injecting control measures we…

• get uniform uptake of material with no coverage concerns as spray can sometimes cause
• no exposure from drift or run-off to the applicator or the environment
• the ability to treat certain ‘problem’ trees where spraying is impossible
• control for certain insects or diseases with just one treatment per year, saving you money

While applications are limited to specific types of trees, disease and insects, new products and applications are being developed each year. You can trust Tuff Turf to be at the cutting edge of this new technology as we continue to offer better ways to meet your needs.

Soil Injection

We apply control material in a pre-determined pattern directly into the soil around trees such as Birch, Maple and Tulip. The tree translocates the material into its foliage providing season long control of aphids and leaf miners. This eliminates the sticky ‘dripping’ caused by infestation and eliminates damage to your valuable trees.

Pruning

Proper pruning is an important part of maintaining your landscapes health, beauty and property value. Our pruning expert, Jim, has many years of experience. He takes great pride in doing every job, big or small, the right way. Many of our clients have Jim back year after year because he does such an outstanding job. Pruning not only makes everything look better, it also lessens the potential of damage from wind, rain, ice and snow. The additional benefits include helping with disease control, enhancing security by reducing potential hiding places for prowlers and even reducing your carbon footprint. Jim will evaluate your landscape, working with you to determine what you want to accomplish. Whether it’s a complete landscape pruning or just an individual tree or shrub, he will do the job right the first time. Once the job is complete the only thing left behind is a beautiful landscape. All debris is removed and recycled into beneficial mulch. We are confident you will be completely satisfied with Jim’s work; Tuff Turf guarantees it.

Specialized Disease & Insect Control

Berkmann’s Blight

This host specific disease affects Arborvitae, Cypress and various Cedars. It causes sever foliage dieback and must be treated with a three-spray special program. Combined with our foliar fertilizer, we have had great success managing this very persistent disease.

Juniper Blight

As the name indicates, Juniper Blight causes severe dieback of juniper foliage. It is treated with a special three-spray program. Pruning out the diseased foliage as it appears is vital to the control process. Our foliar fertilization is also very beneficial, stimulating healthy new growth to replace pruned out diseased foliage.

Bacterial Blight

This type of disease effects specific trees such as cherries, prunes and plums and causes cankers, twig & limb dieback and oozing sap (gummosis). We have two special sprays, which provide good control when combined with our regular program.

Root Rot

Root rot disease has many types, some are treatable and some are not. It is very important to have our experts determine if your problem can be treated. If yours is treatable we provide a spring and fall treatment. Foliar fertilization is highly recommended as it avoids applying fertilizer in the root zone, which can actually make some root rot worse.

Borers

These insects, such as the Lacewing Borer and Bronze Birch Borer, are becoming a growing problem in our area. We are observing a large increase in dead and dieing trees caused by this devastating pest. Whole limbs will die back causing decline in the infested tree. Prevention is much more feasible than ‘curing’ an infested tree. Because treatment is very difficult, it is vital to have one of our experts examine the problem and determine the proper course of action.