A soil or tissue test is one of the most important tools in tree care, and one of the most overlooked. Most plant health companies skip it entirely, making prescriptions and selling treatments without ever understanding what the tree actually needs. The result is years of frustration, wasted money and problems that never get solved. Affordable, fast, and the most under-used step in the whole industry.
Tissue sample, under the scopeA test tells us exactly what your tree is dealing with: nutrient deficiencies, pH issues, compaction, salinity, root stress, pest or disease related disorders, and whether the soil can even support the species planted there. It can detect stress signatures, disease presence, pest-related decline and chemical imbalances long before visible symptoms show up.
Industry best practices and ANSI standards are clear: you should never diagnose nutrient issues or disease, or apply fertilizers, without first conducting a soil or tissue test. With real data we can build an accurate plan for treatment, prevention, or help you pick the right plant for your site from the start.
Part of every Plant Health Care diagnosis
Results read by a BCMA who knows what the numbers mean for this species on this site.
We do not sell fertilizer or treatments without a test. That is the standard, and most companies skip it.
A plain-language explanation of what the test found and what it means for your tree.
Treatment, prevention, or the right plant for the site from the start.
A small cost against years of guessing.
What is planted there, or what you want to plant, and what you are seeing.
Soil from the root zone, tissue from the leaves, or both, depending on the question.
Not a printout in the mail. A plain explanation of what the test found and what it means.
Treatment if it is needed, prevention if it is not, or the right species for the site.
Tell us the tree, the site and what you are seeing. Matt will tell you whether a soil test, a tissue test or both will answer it, and what it costs.
Did not see yours? Call 573-424-5409 or put it in your request and we will answer it directly.
A soil test reads the root zone: nutrients, pH, salinity and whether the soil can support the species. A tissue test reads the leaves: what the tree is actually taking up, and the stress or disease signatures showing in it. Matt picks the one that answers your question, sometimes both.
Yes. Industry best practices and ANSI standards say never apply fertilizers or diagnose nutrient issues without a soil or tissue test first. Fertilizing blind can make the problem worse.
It depends on the test. Ask, and Matt will tell you the price before anything is sampled. Against years of guessing and treatments that never worked, it is a small cost.
Yes. Testing the site first tells us whether the soil can support the species you want, so you pick the right plant for the site from the start.
That is usually a missing test. Send us the tree and we will start with the soil.
