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Plant Health Care Services in Santa Barbara
Branch Out Tree Care, a leader in plant health care (PHC) in Santa Barbara, offers a range of specialized services dedicated to ensuring the vitality of your landscapes for residential and commercial properties. Our PHC program, recognized as a vital community resource, is designed to maintain and enhance the health of your plants, from residential properties to city-managed open spaces and commercial landscapes in Santa Barbara County.
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Plant Health Care in Santa Barbara
Healthy Soil, Healthy Roots, Healthy TreesIt really is that simple. Healthy soil makes healthy roots, and healthy roots make healthy trees. Our Plant Health Care program is built around that principle — getting the right nutrients to the right places, identifying problems early, and treating them with the right tools. All of it guided by our ISA Certified Arborists and backed by state-licensed pest management expertise.
Deep Root Feeding Have a Drink on Us
Roots drink water — they don't eat fertilizer pellets. Fertilizer pellets sit on the surface, can burn the soil, and create problems for pets. This is one of the reasons why deep root feeding is the superior method of fertilizing — by delivering liquid nutrients directly into the root zone, where they're immediately available to the tree. It's the most effective way to feed, and it does double duty: the injection process also helps break up compacted soil and aerates the root zone, getting more oxygen where it's needed most.
Deep root feeding is the foundation of our Plant Health Care program. It can be done on its own, but we often recommend combining it with foliar feeding and pest management as necessary for a comprehensive approach. We also frequently pair it with soil testing — because when we know exactly what your soil needs, we can custom mix a formulation for your specific conditions and get the best possible results.
Foliar Feeding
Some nutrients just don't move well through the soil. Micronutrients like iron and magnesium are a perfect example — applying them to the ground is largely ineffective. Foliar feeding solves this by applying nutrients directly to the leaf surface, where they're absorbed into plant tissue right away. It's the best and most direct way to address micronutrient deficiencies. Oftentimes we're dealing with a tree that has damaged or limited root function, meaning the roots aren't sending needed nutrients up into the tree. To deal with this, we use a special penetrator to maximize absorption and effectiveness. Because leaves can only take in a small amount of product at a time, we typically recommend a series of applications — which often work hand in hand with our foliar pest management services for a highly efficient combined visit.
Pest & Disease Management
Sticky and icky — nothing throws off a beautiful landscape quite like a pest infestation. Honeydew and black sooty mold mess up your hardscape and spread to nearby plants, and left unchecked, excessive insect activity can severely damage or even kill trees by cutting off sunlight and literally sucking the life right out of them. The good news? We're a licensed pest control company — and we've got just the tools for the job.
Why Branch Out Tree Care is the Preferred Choice
From systemic tree microinjections and soil drenches to foliar applications and basal bark sprays, we have a full range of options to tackle whatever is affecting your trees and landscape. We regularly treat California oak moth, whiteflies, thrips, lace bugs, and many others — and our arborists stay in close contact with colleagues across the region to keep tabs on emerging pest threats before they become your problem.
Contact Us for Premier Plant Health Care & Pest Prevention
If we spot signs like cankers or fungal fruiting bodies, we may recommend lab testing of roots, leaves, or other plant tissue before proceeding — see our Soil & Lab Testing section. Do you suspect a pest or disease issue with your trees or plants? We may be able to help — contact us to schedule your evaluation.