DuPont Authentication H - 65190 Brush Controlled, Eastern US Velpar DF, Soil Description Lb/Acre

APPLICATION INFORMATION

EASTERN US

Apply DuPont™ VELPAR® DF from early spring to early summer after hardwoods have broken bud and before full leaf expansion.

Applications made over the top of pines may result in excessive pine injury under conditions of high humidity and temperature (80 degrees F).

WESTERN US

Rainbelt (areas of high spring rainfall): For best results, apply in late winter or spring when brush is actively growing, but prior to conifer budbreak. If application is made after bud break, use directional spray equipment to prevent contact with conifer foliage, as injury may result. Snowbelt (areas of low spring rainfall): For best results, apply in the fall before soil freezes and after the final resting bud has hardened on the conifers. Or, spring applications may be made after snow cover melts in anticipation of rainfall prior to conifer budbreak. Brush control results from spring treatments will be dependent on sufficient rainfall following application to activate VELPAR® DF.

USE RATES

The rates listed below are for broadcast application. Do not use more than one application of VELPAR® DF per year. Use the higher rate range for the harder to control* (suppression) species in the PLANTS CONTROLLED listings of the Site Prep and Release sections.

EASTERN US
		VELPAR® DF
			(Lb/Acre)
Crop Species	Soil Description	Established Trees
Loblolly pine	Loamy sand,
Longleaf pine	sandy loam		1 1/3 - 2
Shortleaf pine	Loam, silt loam,
Virginia pine	silt, sandy clay loam		1 1/3 - 2 2/3
Slash pine	Silty clay loam,
	clay loam, sandy clay,
	silty clay, clay		3 - 4
Red pine	Loamy sand, sandy loam		1 1/3 - 2 2/3
	Loam, silt loam, silt,		2 2/3 - 4
	sandy clay loam
	Silty clay loam, clay loam,
	sandy clay, silty clay, clay		4 - 5 1/3

Established Trees

•4 years of age from transplanting on coarse-textured soils

•3 years of age from transplanting on medium-textured soils

•2 years of age from transplanting for Red Pine

WESTERN US

Application rates by soil type for VELPAR® DF in the following western conifers: Blue spruce, Douglas fir, Engleman spruce, Grand fir, Jeffrey pine, Lodgepole pine, Noble fir, Ponderosa pine, Sitka spruce, Western hemlock and White fir.

	VELPAR® DF
Soil Description	(Lb/Acre)
Loamy sand,
sandy loam	1	1/3 - 3
Loam,
silt loam,
sandy clay loam	2	2/3 - 4
Silt, silty clay loam,
clay loam,
sandy clay, silty clay,
clay	3	- 4

For first year plantings utilizing bare root stock, treat only transplant stock that is 2 years old (2-0, 1-1) or more, except (1-0) for Ponderosa and Jeffrey pines. Apply VELPAR® DF only if rainfall has settled the soil around the base and root systems of the transplants.

BRUSH CONTROLLED

VELPAR® DF is recommended for the control or suppression of the following species in conifer release sites:

Ash	Fraxinus spp
Aspen, big tooth	Populus grandidentata
Aspen, trembling	Populus tremuloides
Birch	Betula spp
Elder, box	Acer negundo
Brambles	Rubus spp
Cherry, black	Prunus serotina
Cherry, pin	Prunus pensylvanica
Deerbrush	Ceanothus integerrimus
Dogwood, flowering*	Cornus florida
Elm	Ulmus spp
Hawthorn	Crataegus spp
Hazel	Corylus spp
Honeysuckle*	Lonicera spp
Manzanita, Greenleaf	Arctostaphylos patula
Maple, red*	Acer rubrum
Oaks	Quercus spp
Poplar, balsam	Populus balsamifera
Snowbrush (varnishleaf)	Ceanothus velutinus
Sourwood*	Oxydendrum arboretum
Sweetgum	Liquidambar spp
Willows	Salix spp

*Suppression – a visible reduction in plant population and/or plant vigor as compared to an untreated area and generally not accepted as control.

In addition to brush controlled, herbaceous species listed in Weeds Controlled section of Release-Herbaceous Weed Control may be controlled with these applications.

SPRAY EQUIPMENT

When applied as a liquid spray using water as the carrier, VELPAR® DF may be applied by ground equipment or by air (helicopter only).

For ground applications, use sufficient spray volume for thorough and uniform coverage of the site to be treated, usually a minimum of 25 gallons per acre. For aerial applications, use a minimum of 5 gallons per acre.

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