Jobe’s Slow Release Tree and Shrub Fertilizer Spikes, Easy Plant Care for Oak, Maple, Dogwood, Boxwood, and Many More Acid Loving Trees and Shrubs, 9 Count

We have used Jobe products for a number of years and have always found them to be helpful in maintaining the health of our plants. This product is for trees and large shrubbery. We have seven younger trees in the yard of our new home. They were planted during the build process ands have been in for about a year or so. We were looking for a product to provide slow fertilization without the need for us to periodically feed. We had waited a year to give be trees time to establish a good tap root. These spikes are easy to use and go in the outer drip line of the trees. Where the water drips of f the outmost leaves. They are easy to install and the included installation cap gives you something to pound on when placing them in the ground. They have only been in for a couple of weeks, and with some rain we have had we have noticed that the trees look more green and have new growth. Great product!

I use these on the young tree I had purchased last year that didn’t really seem to be growing. When I put these near the tree, it really took off and probably grew 4 to 5 feet this year alone they are easy to use and work great. Will definitely buy more to help my tree and shrubs stay healthy and grow faster!

I liked the bulk package was cost effective for the big old oak we got out front. I didn’t like that every spike is a bit broken due to no separation and no cushioning. The box should really be sturdier cardboard and every spike should be partitioned. Anyway, it was nearly impossible to pound them in directly since the soils here in SoFl are hard packed. I had to use an old solar lantern spike to drive a pilot hole, then I found a piece of 1/2” rebar on the side of the yard so used that to create the pilot hole. After that they drove in ok. They do the job. The tree was trimmed way back in the winter and now it’s filling out really well. The small crumbs broken off can be ground up and used on the lawn or elsewhere. I should do another round but the spikes were packed up for moving. Only tip I can suggest other than pilot holes is that they seem to absorb moisture from the humidity here in soflo. So if not using up quickly, store in a cool dry location, not the garage, or seal tightly in a plastic zip lock. I’ll just make larger pilot holes around the young trees at new house so I can just push the softened spikes in without pounding.

I've been feeding my yard to help my plants resist the hot Texas summer. This has really helped my grass so I applied the same logic to my trees and shrubs and inserted these stakes as instructed. My trees were struggling to grow new foliage and would occasionally drop foliage resulting in a net loss. I knew I needed to do something to break this cycle and these plant food stakes were the right solution. I would highly recommend them, very easy to use and very effective for stimulating new healthy growth. Due to the extremely poor quality of soil in my neighborhood the trees and grass never stood a chance, but after proper feeding we are in good shape.

Love this product. I have been using it for years every spring and fall. My trees are so healthy with lots of beautiful foliage. I highly recommend this product.

We moved into a house whose previous owners were busy building their retirement home, so this yard got little attention. In the front it has a big cherry tree and a red flowering dogwood. In the rear there's a white dogwood. While we were paying attention to putting in new shrubs, etc. we neglected the aforementioned trees and by mid summer all three were almost bare, losing leaves. So last Fall we began to use these tree spikes on the back dogwood and the front cherry, thinking the front red dogwood would get help from the nearby shrubs being fertilized. Wow, is all I can say. The cherry blooms were sooo gorgeous and plentiful the branches bent a bit from the weight. We first planted the spikes for the cherry tree last Fall. Now the back white dogwood is in bloom, and again the flowering is so much better and healthier looking. Again, it was given the spikes beginning last Fall. However we noticed the front red dogwood, which we withheld tree spikes from, wasn't looking as good as we'd hoped, so we added tree spikes to it a couple of months ago and already the flowers are looking much better. We still plan on spraying all three with anti-mildew/disease spray when they all come into leaf, just to be sure we don't lose all the leaves through the Summer, but I'm certain the tree spikes are definitely making a difference in the quality/amount of flowers each tree has. De[pending upon how they get through this Summer, we may determine that giving them the tree spikes is enough to keep them healthy enough to fight off the disease/mildew issues these trees tend to have. This year we'll help them out with a spray or two, but hopefully next year we'll just be needing to do the tree spikes and let nature take its course. And for this price (we used one box for both the cherry tree and the rear dogwood), it's very economical. Highly recommend!

I have a lot of shrubs and trees. I love them and never have enough time to fertilize them properly. These stakes take the thought process out of fertilization efforts. I just stake them into the ground (I use a hammer to pound them into the ground) and just water. My plants are happy because they bloom and grow a lot after a few weeks. These stakes are a no mess easy method to fertilize shrubs, trees, and plants on the ground. A solid recommendation!

Excellent

I used these when I lived in the US and they were great. So glad I finally found them in the UK,, but they are more expensive here. Regardless, they do a great job feeding the trees and shrubs and I will continue to use them.

I first used these stakes in the US and swore by them. For new and established trees and shrubs, they seem to provide great long term slow release nutrients and promote solid steady growth

Have to wait and see what happens

Arrived safe