Thursday, April 30, 2009

Tree Suppositories

Back on 4/13, I discovered that my sweet gum was chlorotic, most likely due to digging around the roots.


Today I gave the tree some medicine, which seemed to resemble suppositories.
To administer this medication, I had to drill holes in the trunk, spiraling around the tree, then tap these suppositories into the holes. These "medicaps" would administer a slow release of iron into the tree's cambium layer, hopefully alleviating the chlorotic condition.
A suppository in position....
A suppository, inserted

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