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DuPont™ VELPAR® DF is recommended for control of
certain weeds where the following species are grown:
Do not use VELPAR® DF on Christmas trees in the following
states:
Alabama Louisiana New Jersey Texas
Arkansas Maine New York Vermont
Connecticut Maryland North Carolina Virginia
Delaware Massachusetts Pennsylvania West Virginia
Georgia Mississippi Rhode Island
Florida New Hampshire South Carolina
APPLICATION INFORMATION
EASTERN US
Apply VELPAR® DF as a broadcast spray in the spring prior to
bud break. If application is made after bud break, use directional
spray equipment to prevent contact with foliage.
WESTERN US
Areas of greater than 20 inches annual rainfall - VELPAR® DF
may be applied as a broadcast spray in the spring prior to conifer
bud break. If application is made after bud break, use directional
spray equipment to prevent contact with foliage.
Areas of less than 20 inches annual rainfall - VELPAR® DF
may be applied in the fall before the soil freezes or in the spring
after snow cover melts, but before conifer bud break occurs.
USE RATES
The rates listed below are for broadcast application. For band
application, use proportionately less; for example, use 1/2 of
the broadcast rates when treating a 3-foot band where row
spacing is 6 feet. Use the higher end of the rate range on the
heavier soil type.
Do not use more than one application of VELPAR® DF per
year.
VELPAR® DF (Lb/Acre)
Soils First Year Plantings Established Trees
Coarse Texture
Loamy sand,
sandy loam
(50-85% sand) 1 1/3 1 1/3 - 1 2/3
Medium Texture
Loam, silt loam
silt, clay loam,
sandy clay loam 1 1/3 - 1 2/3 1 2/3 - 2 1/3
Fine Texture
Silty clay loam,
clay loam,
sandy clay,
silty clay, clay 1 2/3 - 2 2 1/3 - 2 2/3
First year plantings - Transplant stock that is 2 years old or
more (1 year old for loblolly pine). Apply VELPAR® DF
only if rainfall has settled the soil around the base and root
systems of the transplants.
Established trees - Trees that have been planted in the
plantation for 1 year or more.
WEEDS CONTROLLED
VELPAR® DF is recommended for the control or
suppression of the following weed species in Christmas tree
crops:
* Suppression – a visible reduction in plant population and/or plant
vigor as compared to an untreated area and generally not accepted
as control.
SPRAY EQUIPMENT
VELPAR® DF may be applied by ground equipment or by air.
Select a spray volume that will ensure a thorough and uniform
application. Apply a minimum of 5 gallons per acre by air and
a minimum of 10 gallons per acre by ground equipment.
USE PRECAUTIONS
CHRISTMAS TREES
• Do not use VELPAR® DF in nurseries, seed beds, or
ornamental plantings.
• Do not add a surfactant in applications over the top of
conifers.
•Weed control results from spring applications depend on
sufficient moisture to activate VELPAR® DF.
• Do not cut treated vegetation for forage or hay nor graze
domestic animals on treated areas for 60 days following
application.
•Poor weed and brush control may result from the following:
–Heavy duff or slash present at the time of application.
–Use on poorly drained sites.
–Applications made when soil is saturated with water and
rain is imminent within 24 hours.
Aster, heath* Aster ericoides
Barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli
Bentgrass, common Agrostis alba
Bluegrass, annual Poa annua
Bromegrass Bromus spp
Burnweed, American* Erechtites hieracifolius
Carrot, wild Daucus carota
Crabgrass* Digitaris spp
Curly dock* Rumex crispus
Daisy, oxeye Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Dandelion, common* Taraxacum officinale
Dandelion, false*
(spotted catsear) Hypochaeris radicata
Fescue* Festuca spp
Fleabane Conyza spp
Foxtail Setaria spp
Goldenrod* Solidago spp
Groundsel, common Senecio vulgaris
Horseweed/marestail Conyza canadensis
Orchardgrass * Dactylis glomerata
Ragweed, common Ambrosia elatior
Ryegrass, Italian (annual) Lolium multiflorum
Ryegrass, perennial* Lolium perenne
Smartweed, Pennsylvania Polygonum pensylvanicum
Velvetgrass, common Holcus lanatus
Fir, Douglas (western US only) Pseudotsuga menziesii
Fir, Fraser Abies fraseri
Fir, grand Abies grandis
Fir, noble Abies procera
Pine, Austrian Pinus nigra
Pine, loblolly Pinus taeda
Pine, ponderosa Pinus ponderosa
Pine, Scotch Pinus sylvestris
Spruce, Sitka Picea sitchensis
CHRISTMAS TREES
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