SPRAY EQUIPMENT

Apply VELPAR L uniformly over the desired area using ground equipment only.

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS

For ground application, use enough water for thorough coverage usually a minimum of 25 gal per acre. The use of a surfactant is not recommended.

IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS

-INDUSTRIAL UNIMPROVED TURF

•Use VELPAR L only in stands of bermudagrass and bahiagrass established for at least one year. Do not treat newly sprigged or sodded areas.

•Some discoloration of the bermudagrass or bahiagrass may occur after application.

•Injury may result when desirable grasses are under stress from drought, insects, disease, cold temperature, or poor fertility.

•Severe turf injury may occur if applications are made on gravelly or rocky soils, thinly covered subsoils, or soils with less than 1% organic matter.

BRUSH CONTROL

VELPAR L is recommended for the control of undesirable woody plants in noncrop sites.

APPLICATION TIMING

Apply VELPAR L from late winter through summer, prebud break until new growth hardens off.

In areas where the soil remains frozen during the winter and spring rains are usually inadequate for soil activation, a fall or winter treatment may be applied before the soil freezes.

WOODY PLANTS CONTROLLED - USE RATE

2–4 Gal/Acre

Alder

Manzanita

American elm

Mesquite

Ash

Mulberry

Aspen

Multiflora rose

Balsam poplar

Myrtle

Birch

Oaks

Black cherry

Osage orange

Blackgum

Persimmon

Catclaw acacia

Privet

Chinaberry*

Red maple

Chinese elm

Sassafras*

Chinese tallow

Small soapweed

Deerbrush

Snowbrush

Dogwood

Sourwood

Eastern red cedar*

Sumac

Hackberry

Sweet bay

Hawthorne

Sweet gum

Hazel

Whitebrush

Hickory

Whitehorn

Huisache

Wild plum

Juniper

Willow

Locust

Yellow Poplar

Lotebush

 

* Partial control

 

SPRAY EQUIPMENT

AND APPLICATION TECHNIQUES

BROADCAST

Apply 2–4 gal of VELPAR L per acre as a coarse spray using ground equipment only. Use enough water for thorough coverage, usually a minimum of 25 gal per acre.

BASAL (SOIL)

Undiluted - Apply VELPAR L undiluted with an exact- delivery handgun applicator. This equipment delivers a thin stream of a predetermined volume when triggered. Apply VELPAR L at the rate of 2–4 ml for each inch of stem diameter at breast height. Do not exceed 4 gal of VELPAR L per acre per year. Direct the treatment to the soil within 3 ft of the root collar of woody plants to be controlled. When treating large stems and when more than one delivery of VELPAR L is needed per stem, make applications on opposite sides of the stem.

For multi-stemmed and low-growing brush that have stem diameters that are difficult to determine, apply VELPAR L at the rate of 2–4 ml per 3" of canopy width. For tall, slender (columnar) brush types, apply 4–8 ml per 3" of height. Base the rate on whichever canopy dimension is greater (width or height).

When treating brush that requires more than a single 4 ml application of VELPAR L, apply subsequent applications equally spaced around the plant. If treating brush on sloped sites, apply most of the VELPAR L on the uphill side of the stem. If treating resprouts from brush disturbed by cutting or shredding, the rate of application should be proportional to the original tree size, not just the small regrowth of sprouts.

Diluted - Mix one gal of VELPAR L with 5 or more gal of water. Apply 2–4 gal of VELPAR L per acre. Direct the spray to the soil in a serpentine pattern so that the swath on the soil is 6–12" wide at the base of the brush. Swaths should be 2–4 ft apart.

IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS - NONCROP

•Injury to or loss of desirable trees or other plants may result if VELPAR L is applied or if equipment is drained or flushed on or near desirable trees or other plants, on areas where their roots may extend, or in locations where the chemical may be washed or moved into contact with their roots.

•Prevent spray from drifting to desirable plants.

•Poor weed and brush control may result from the following: –Use on poorly drained sites

–Applications made when the soil is saturated with water and rain is imminent within 24 hours.

–Applications to soils high in organic matter (greater than 5%).

•Following mechanical cutting or clearing, allow stumps and injured trees sufficient time to adequately resprout before applying VELPAR L.

•Do not use VELPAR L on frozen soils.

•Do not use VELPAR L on lawns, driveways, tennis courts, or other residential or recreational areas.

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