Victor Van Meter
5 year old buck +
From what I have read, gly is a dangerous spray to use around fruit trees. Are there any safe herbicides to spray around young apple trees that won't negatively affect them in any way? Thanks.
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Thanks for posting Homer. It is nice to know that the scientific research supports my casual unscientific observations.Impacts of repeated glyphosate use on growth of orchard crops
Glyphosate is an important component of herbicide programs in orchard crops in California. It can be applied alone or in tank-mix combinations under the crop rows or to the entire field and often is used multiple times each year. There has been speculation about the potential impacts of repeated...bioone.org
From the study Homer posted.
"In apple (Malus spp.), glyphosate has been linked to trunk injury and scaffold death (e.g., Rosenberger et al. 2013). However, in these California experiments, no trunk cankers or other trunk and limb malformations were observed in almond, cherry, or prune during the 7-yr evaluation period"
I just read the study results and figured I would share what pertained to the discussion my friend.Missed that Troubles Trees but in my unscientific 27 year study it has never happened here in Upper Michigan.
How about spruce trees? can you spray around spruce trees without killing the trees?