Your great-great-grandchildren could play under the trees in your backyard.
We’re here to make sure they do.
A word about forever
Unlike nearly every other organic being in the world, trees never have to stop growing. Although they’re completely dependent upon their environment to provide sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and trace elements, if all those boxes are checked, a tree is essentially immortal. Growth continues indefinitely.
But what happens when events occur that interrupt a tree’s ability to gather resources? Construction, land clearing, residential updates and natural threats like floods and droughts all put stress on a particular tree. Growth stops, and trees begin the process of dying. We call this decline.
What is Decline?
Decline is a state of low growth in a tree — simply put, the tree needs more resources than are available. It dies of both thirst and of hunger because it cannot perform photosynthesis.
Our Tree Growth Regrowth product can stop and reverse the effects of tree decline.
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Symptoms of Decline
Discoloration
Trees in decline show branches dying back from the tips, which includes yellowing of the leaves (chlorosis). These trees that are deciduous go dormant earlier in the fall, and when they come back in the spring, they’re likely sick, diseased, or dying.
Low Foliage Volume
When you stand underneath a tree and look up, you should see very little sky. A healthy tree at full growth potential produces an exponential amount of leaves. In decline, however, trees experience loss of foliage and thinning of the canopy.
Slowed Growth
Trees in decline share a low rate of mitosis that can be observed through twig analysis. Since decline is a process that happens over time, twig analysis is a reliable system to determine the growth history of a tree and identify when resources were compromised.
How Rootivate Works
✚ Step 1: Consultation
The first step to healthier trees is to meet with a Rootivate technician. Our team will develop your Rootivate Growth Plan based on your input on your home’s history, changes in the environment, and through assessing visible symptoms of decline.
✚ Step 2: TREATMENT
Next, our team will begin the process of treating the trees on your lot with Rootivate. Your Rootivate Growth Plan will determine whether you’re on an annual or biannual treatment schedule. Our team will take data and progress photos to track your results over the next several years.
✚ Step 3: ONGOING CARE
Depending on your goals, your Rootivate team will follow up on a predetermined schedule to continue treating, monitoring, and assessing the continued progress of your trees. By continuing to invest year over year, you’ll reap more sustained profits than one-off treatment solutions.
Why should I invest in my trees?
You wouldn’t hesitate to replace your roof if it was leaking — why wouldn’t you treat the trees on your lot as a valuable asset, as well? Mature trees, unlike simple home fixes, take decades to truly replace and are far, far more costly. By offering preventative care to your trees, you’re ensuring that asset in your home’s value and taking individual responsibility for your own part of your neighborhood’s ecosystem.
“Losing these trees would have meant losing tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in property value. Thankfully, this works.”