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Fertilizing Century-Old Locust Trees for Vigor

Revitalizing Ancient Locusts with Sparse Crowns

Apply 10-10-10 at 1 lb per inch trunk diameter, water in. Repeat after leaf fall. Prune only dead limbs in fall. Fertilization improves health; pruning won't restore lower branches.

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