Why does nobody talk about the cost of those fancy tree injection systems?

I bought a $900 pressurized injection kit last spring to treat some mature oaks for borers. Spent two full days on the setup and application for six trees. The results were no better than the soil drench I used the year before, which cost about $150 total. Has anyone else found these systems to be overkill for residential work, or did I just get a bad batch of chemical?

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brown.simon2mo ago

Heard about a buddy who tried one for his ash trees and had the same problem, just a huge waste of money and time.

iris_adams2mo ago

Ugh I feel this in my SOUL. My neighbor swore by injections for his maples, so I borrowed his rig. The whole process was such a MESS, hose fittings leaking everywhere, and I'm pretty sure I got more chemical on my shoes than in the trees. Sometimes the simple way is just the better way.

the_dakota1mo ago

Hold up, gotta disagree a little. The mess wasn't the method's fault, it was the old gear. A proper injection kit doesn't leak like that. It's a sealed system. Your neighbor's rig was probably just beat up. When it works right, it's actually the cleanest option. No spray drift, no runoff. You just got stuck with bad equipment.