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Originally Posted by TNHunter  Where do you get the hardwood spikes and what time do you put them in? i realize it is to late this year but we are always trying to develop our hunting land and the owner is up for anything as long as we pay for it. |
Most nursery's carry them. You can google "tree fertilizer spikes" or something along those lines and find them as well. The cost is minimal, $8 to $12, somewhere in there for a dozen.
I usually apply the spikes in the early spring just before the trees begin to come out of dormancy and once again in late August when the acorns are really filling out.
A white oak (not red or other species) with a diameter of 24" or more, I usually apply six to eight spikes fifteen to eighteen feet out from the base of the tree, applying them in a circular pattern. The main root branches are easily this far out from the base of the tree and these are the working set of roots in terms of absorbing moisture and nutrients. The spike has a slow deterioration rate and will feed the tree well into early-mid summer.
Hope this helps
