Is iron deficiency fatal?Yes - iron deficiency kills trees. Trees need iron to manufacture chlorophyll. When a tree lacks chlorophyll, it can't produce adequate energy via photosynthesis and the tree will begin to decline. Worse, a tree in decline is also more susceptible to other diseases and damage from insects.
We can help!Arbor Aesthetics uses a macro injection system to flush iron (and/or manganese, depending on the species) directly through your tree's vascular system via injection sites at the root flare. These treatments are performed in the fall and can provide up to three years of green, happy leaves for your tree!
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1/13/2020 02:37:02 am
A trees in front of the house and we have many memories surrounding it. However since few months the edges of the leaves turning brown in color and I was afraid if anything's wrong. While researching more about the same, I came across this and learnt that there's iron deficiency. Will treat the same as soon as possible. Keep sharing!!
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2/5/2020 08:41:19 pm
I never knew that trees can have iron deficiencies due to low oxygen levels or badly drained soils. It's good to know that deep green leaf veins are a sign of this. When out in my yard this morning, I noticed my pin oak tree had leaves with veins like this, and the limbs were dying. I might look into having a tree removal service come by soon and see what they think.
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2/23/2020 11:51:25 pm
This is a great article. Being a qualified arborist I am always on the lookout for new information, tools and techniques to further improve my skills. Cheers for the tips. I will keep an eye out in the future for iron deficiencies in the future.
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I truly loved that you mentioned that iron deficiency might affect river birches and silver maples. This is something I definitely did not know before, and I have noticed my tree in my front yard has looked more grey and dried off. My husband commented that we should hire a company that can remove it so we do not have to pick up dead branches ever two weeks or so.
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7/28/2020 08:44:31 pm
I found your article very interesting. Thanks a lot for sharing this information.
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10/11/2021 05:07:21 am
Great article! Thank you for sharing this informative post, and looking forward to the latest one.
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