Skip the spraying and soil drenches. ArborJet micro-infusion injects nutrients, insecticides, and fungicides straight into your tree's vascular system, so the right product reaches the trunk, branches, and leaves with no drift and no runoff. It is rain-fast and precise, the smart way to protect Florida palms, oaks, and specimen trees.
What It Is
ArborJet is a tree micro-infusion system. Instead of spraying the canopy or drenching the soil, our trained applicators inject treatment directly into the tree's vascular system, the living network that already moves water and nutrients from the roots to the highest leaf. The tree then carries the product everywhere it needs to go, on its own.
That single change solves the problems that make spraying and soil drenches unreliable in Florida. There is no spray drift onto people, pets, pollinators, or nearby water. Nothing washes off in our afternoon storms, because the treatment is already sealed inside the trunk. And dosing is precise, each tree receives exactly what it needs based on its species, size, and condition. It is the same idea as an IV for a person: medicine delivered where it works fastest, with the least waste and the least exposure to everyone around it.
We use ArborJet to feed nutrient-starved palms, knock out scale, aphids, and borers, and treat fungal and bacterial disease, all while protecting high-value oaks and specimen trees that are too important to risk. It pairs naturally with our broader tree-care program, so your trees get one coordinated plan instead of a patchwork of unrelated visits.
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The Process
Three precise steps. No mess, no drift, no wasted product, just targeted treatment delivered exactly where your tree needs it.
Small ports are inserted directly into the base of the tree's trunk at cambium depth, the living tissue layer that moves water and nutrients throughout the tree.
The ArborJet system delivers a precisely measured dose of insecticide, fungicide, or fertilizer under controlled pressure directly into the tree's xylem tissue.
The tree's own vascular system carries the treatment from roots to canopy within days. The ports seal naturally, and your tree is protected for 1–3 years.
Why It Works Better
When a patient needs medication fast, doctors don't rub it on their skin or ask them to drink it, they put it directly in the bloodstream. ArborJet trunk injection works the same way for your trees.
Traditional spray and soil treatments depend on weather conditions, soil absorption rates, and water uptake, all of which can be unpredictable. In drought conditions or compacted soils, the medicine may never reach the tree at all. Trunk injection bypasses every one of those variables.
Treatment Types
From nutrient-starved palms to insects, borers, and disease, trunk injection gets the right product to the right place, the problems Tampa Bay trees actually face.
Florida's sandy, high-pH soils leave palms and oaks short on iron, manganese, and other micronutrients, showing up as yellowing fronds, frizzled new growth, or early leaf drop. Injected micronutrients correct those deficiencies inside the tree, even when soil conditions block normal root uptake.
Scale, aphids, and wood-boring beetles feed inside the tree where surface sprays cannot reach. Injected insecticides travel to the very tissue where these pests feed and breed, clearing infestations that repeat spraying never fully controls.
Systemic fungal and bacterial diseases can hollow out a high-value oak or palm from the inside. Injected fungicides and treatments move through the same vascular pathways the disease uses, reaching the infection at its source instead of just the surface.
Common Questions
Most treatments take 2–4 hours from start to finish, depending on the size of the tree and the number of trees being treated. Once the injection ports are placed and the product is administered, the tree begins absorbing the treatment immediately through its own vascular system. You'll typically see results within a few days to a couple of weeks.
ArborJet trunk injection works on most mature deciduous and evergreen trees. It is especially effective for trees that are already showing signs of stress, trees in drought-prone or poor-drainage areas where soil treatments fail to absorb adequately, and trees located near ponds, pools, or waterways where surface spraying is not an option. Palms and oaks respond especially well to injected micronutrients. Our trained, certified applicators will assess your specific trees and recommend the appropriate treatment approach.
Spraying covers leaf surfaces and relies on contact or ingestion by insects, it cannot penetrate the bark where borers and other internal pests live. Soil drenching depends on root uptake, which is significantly reduced in dry, compacted, or high-pH soils. Trunk injection bypasses both limitations entirely. Product is delivered under pressure directly into the tree's vascular tissue, guaranteeing uptake regardless of soil conditions or weather, with zero environmental drift.
Because the product is injected directly into the tree and contained within its vascular system, there is no surface residue, no airborne spray, and no soil contamination, making it significantly safer for children, pets, pollinators, and surrounding plants than traditional spray or soil applications. Once the injection ports are removed and the entry points seal, there is nothing on the exterior of the tree that poses a contact risk.
Treatment intervals depend on what we are treating and which product is used. Insecticide treatments typically last 1–2 years; fungicide treatments may last 1–3 years; micronutrient injections are often repeated annually during the growing season. We will provide you with a maintenance schedule tailored to your trees' specific needs after the initial assessment, so you are never left guessing when the next treatment is due.
Yes. Florida's sandy, high-pH soils are a classic cause of micronutrient deficiencies in palms, which is why so many show yellowing or frizzled fronds. Trunk injection delivers iron, manganese, and other nutrients straight into the tree, bypassing the soil chemistry that blocks root uptake. The same precision protects high-value oaks and specimen trees from pests and disease without spray drift across your yard. Our trained, certified applicators will confirm what your specific palms and oaks need before recommending any treatment.
Our trained, certified applicators will evaluate your trees, identify what they need, and recommend the right ArborJet protocol, no guesswork, no waste, no unnecessary treatments. Family-operated and serving Tampa Bay for 25+ years. Call (813) 920-8041 or schedule online.
