Installation & Maintenance
Grass, Shrubs, Plants and Trees
MitoGrow Aqua 3-IA was developed for landscape professionals to encourage growth in ornamental plants, shrubs, grass, and trees effectively, affordably, and easily by increasing new root growth and helping trees absorb more water and nutrients.
In turn, plants are more resistant to environmental stressors such as drought, disease, and invasive insects
AQUA 3-IA CAN BE USED IN ALL STAGES OF A PLANT’S LIFE AND CAN BE APPLIED IN MULTIPLE WAYS, INCLUDING:
Diluting in water and applying as a drench to the root zone
Spreading powder on damp soil in the root zone and lightly watering the soil
Blending with liquid fertilizer and injecting into the root zone
USE IN EVERY INSTALLATION, USE FOR MAINTENANCE ON A GENERAL FERTILIZATION SCHEDULE.
While Aqua 3-IA is not a fertilizer, it can easily be added to any plant care program with minimal changes.
Using a proactive approach to tree care, treating your trees and plants with MitoGrow products can provide the following benefits:
MOST PLANT SPECIES HAVE AN INCREASE IN ROOT MASS UP TO 30% AND UP TO 50% IN HARDWOOD PLANTS AND TREES
IN DROUGHT TOLERANCE TESTING,
SEEDLING MORTALITY RATES DECREASED UP TO 60%
INCREASED AMOUNTS OF NUTRIENT ABSORPTION:
5X MORE CALCIUM
4X MORE MAGNESIUM
1.2X MORE NITROGEN
1.11X MORE PHOSPHORUS
6X MORE POTASSIUM
A TWO-YEAR STUDY ON 15-YEAR-OLD OAK TREES SHOWED THAT THE TREES TREATED WITH MITOGROW AND FERTILIZER HAD
A DIAMETER INCREASE OF 52% OVER TREES RECEIVING ONLY FERTILIZER AND AN INCREASE OF 128% OVER TREES IN THE CONTROL GROUP
INSTALLATIONS SHOW BETTER ESTABLISHMENT AND A 50% LESS LIKELY CHANCE OF DECLINE
WHEN USED ON THE SAME YEARLY FERTILIZATION PROGRAM FOR GENERAL MAINTENANCE, A 50% HIGHER UPTAKE IN NUTRIENTS WHEN USED WITH A FERTILIZER
EASY APPLICATION
Studies have shown the effectiveness of Aqua 3-IA on plants and trees used in professional landscaping.
Aqua 3-IA Studies
Aqua 3-IA/Fertilizer Blend Effect on Potted Oaks — May 2018
SUMMARY: “… for the use of the Aqua 3-IA/fertilizer blend as a soil amendment, there is continued evidence that the product is much better for the potted trees than no fertilizer, but it is also better overall than simply using a standard 13-13-13 fertilizer. This conclusion was most pronounced in the two-year old sapling study, in which the Aqua 3-IA/fertilizer blend trees grew larger but also did not exhibit any die-back that one associates with fertilizer “burn” that was observed for two trees in the T-13 trees. Indeed, the diameter of the two treatments appeared close, but the growth was measured on the re-shoots on the “burned” trees. As well, among both saplings and seedlings, the trees growing in the Aqua 3- IA/fertilizer blend soil had more lush foliage, indicating greater potential for photosynthesis leading to better growth and tree health. While we expected the differences among the treatments to be even more profound by the spring of 2018, the rapid nutrient usage of the Aqua 3-IA amended soil most likely caused the differences to decrease. This indicates that use of blended Aqua 3-IA/fertilizer may warrant occasional repeated application of small amounts of fertilizer for optimization of a Aqua 3-IA treatment when used more than a year. Overall, the blended Aqua 3-IA/fertilizer produced the most “healthy” soil that produced both tree growth and nutrient usage. This treatment combined with occasional topdressing of nutrients should yield a sustained superior tree.”
Aqua 3-IA Holden Research & Consulting Study
SUMMARY: Olive, weeping lantana, purple showers, and starcluster crops were treated with Aqua 3-IA over the course of 45 days. For each plant the whole wet weight and dry weight showed significant growth when treated with Aqua 3-IA.
RESULTS:
Purple showers plant after one month
Testing of Open Grown Tree Growth (Nuttall Oaks) with Aqua 3-IA on Louisiana Tech Campus — Fall 2018
SUMMARY: “In conclusion, there is evidence that across two years post treatments, these Nuttall oaks are showing response to the Aqua 3-IA product the most. While there are few traits that showed statistical significance, nearly all traits had the same biological trends across treatments and across the two sampling periods. The major hindrance to this study was the study size for which we were unable to remedy due to the site requirements to conduct the study. Still the overall trend is that the MitoGrow Aqua 3-IA product is producing an acceleration of growth in trees of an urban/suburban environment that are under great stress and is even accelerating the growth of the foliage.”
Contact information:
Dr. Joshua Adams: 318.257.4457; adamsj@latech.edu
Dr. Michael Crosby: 318.257.4724; mcrosby@latech.edu
Vitex Tree
Nursery & Landscape Trial
The Vitex tree on the bottom was treated topically with four cups of a mixture of Aqua 3-IA and fertilizer and photographed after two months.
For full details on any of the above-referenced studies, please email MitoGrow at info@mitogrow.com