So the full mineral wash treatment for our oak tree was quoted at $1,100. Good grief. Do we love the tree that much? No. We can do the treatment ourselves and save a lot of money. The first step is to power wash the moss and lichen from the trunks, and excavate the soil around the base of the tree to expose more trunk. Then we'll treat the trunk with the limewash mixtures that we can purchase from Dr. Lee Klinger for $65 a bucket. Next, we'll spread the Azomite soil sweetener around the base of the tree. (Thanks to Paola at S.P.A.W.N., we already have 3 bags available) We'll re-treat according to Dr. Klinger's recommendations. We're saving quite a bit of money by doing it ourselves, but it's a lot of work! Here are pictures of Mitch enjoying the power wash step:
It took over four hours to spray off moss and lichen from the first 6 feet of the trunk.
It took over four hours to spray off moss and lichen from the first 6 feet of the trunk. We could have done more, but the powerwasher was rented and needed to go back. Stay tuned for photos of the next steps!
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