•Weed and brush control results from spring applications depend on sufficient moisture to activate VELPAR L.

•Do not cut treated vegetation for forage or hay nor graze domestic animals on treated areas for 60 days following application. For rates above 3 gal per acre, do not cut treated vegetation for forage or hay nor graze domestic animals for 1 year.

PASTURE

roots may extend, or in locations where the chemical may be washed or moved into contact with their roots.

•Severe crop 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

PASTURE/RANGELAND

VELPAR L is recommended for control of brush and weeds in pasture.

BERMUDAGRASS/BAHIAGRASS PASTURES

VELPAR L is recommended for control of smutgrass and other weeds in established stands of bermudagrass and bahiagrass.

APPLICATION TIMING

Make a single application of VELPAR L per year when weeds are actively growing.

WEEDS CONTROLLED - USE RATES

VELPAR L effectively controls the following weeds at the rates shown. Use a lower rate on coarse-textured soils (sand to sandy loam). Use the higher rate on fine-textured soils (clay loam to clay) and on soils high in organic matter.

2 3/4–4 1/2 pt

Barnyardgrass

Maypop (passion flower)

Dogfennel

Oxalis

Fescue

Pepperweed

Lespedeza

Pigweed

Little barley

Smutgrass*

*Partial control may result with some of the giant (larger) smutgrass species.

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 - PASTURE

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

•Treatment of mixed pastures containing forage species other than bermudagrass or bahiagrass may result in injury or mortality to the other forage species.

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

•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

VELPAR L is recommended for the control of undesirable woody plants in pasture or rangeland.

APPLICATION TIMING

Apply VELPAR L from late winter through summer, pre- budbreak 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

Alder

Lotebush

American elm

Manzanita

Ash

Mesquite

Aspen

Mulberry

Balsam poplar

Multiflora rose

Birch

Myrtle 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

*Partial control.

SPRAY EQUIPMENT

AND APPLICATION TECHNIQUES

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 1/3 gal of VELPAR L per acre per year. Direct the treatment to the soil within 3” 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.

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