What do you fertilize your trees with...if anything?

[krismoriah]

Here is a good thread on the same subject which i thought was answered nicely by Alan and others.

Fertilizing newly planted trees

I see it is often recommend , ( mostly by nurserys ) to not fertilize newly planted trees. Fertilizer is a salt, and can do harm to a new tree with a small, undeveloped root system. If applied in large amounts ,and irrigation is inadequate . It can kill a newly planted tree That said, I do think it is good to fertilize young trees, with a 1/2dose of water soluble fertilizer, such as mirical grow , jacks , etc, or a light dose of organic. This is highly dependent on the fertility of the soi…