Herbicide Recommendations for Established Cherries and Plums: Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides

Table of Contents

1. Casoron
2. Dual II Magnum + Lexone
3. Dual II Magnum + Princep Nine-T
4. Lorox
5. Sinbar + Lexone
6. Tree Fruit Herbicide Rating Tables (Table 15-1) (PDF 110k)
   • Annual Grasses
   • Annual Broadleaf Weeds
   • Perennial Weeds
7. Other Cherry and Plum Weed Control Recommendations
   • Year of Planting
     • Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
     • Postemergence Grass Herbicides
     • Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides
   • Established Planting
     • Soil Applied Grass Herbicides
     • Soil Applied Broadleaf Herbicides
     • Postemergence Grass Herbicides
     • Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides
     • Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
8. Related Links

Precautions

• PRE - Apply to cool moist but unfrozen soil in late fall or spring before weeds emerge.
• Do NOT apply if air temps are above 10-15°C to avoid injury from volatilization.
• Do NOT use on light sandy soils.
• 70 g of Casoron 4G applied to an area 2 x 2 m is equivalent to 175 kg/ha (70 kg/ac).

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Precautions

• PRE - Apply once per year as a band treatment under the trees before weeds emerge.
• Avoid contact with trunk and leaves of trees.
• Do NOT use on sandy soil with less than 2% organic matter.

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Precautions

• PRE - Apply once per year as a band treatment under the trees before weeds emerge.
• Avoid contact with trunk and leaves of trees.
• Do NOT use on sandy soil with less than 2% organic matter.
• Late season crabgrass and fall panicum may escape this treatment

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Precautions

• PRE - Apply as a directed spray before weeds are 10 cm high.
• Apply in 400-600 L/ha water (160-240 L/ac).
• Add a surfactant.
• Use ONLY under trees established for at least 10 years.
• Keep spray off fruit, leaves and green bark of trees.
  

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Precautions

• PRE - Apply as a band under trees before weeds emerge.
• Registered on cherries only.
• Use only 1 application per year.
• Do NOT use on soil coarser than sandy loams with less than 3% organic matter.

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Related Links

• Weeds in Ontario
• Apples in Ontario
• Tender Fruit in Ontario
• Grapes in Ontario
• Pesticide Application and Safety
• Pesticide Companies and Agents
• OMAFRA Sprayer Calibration Calculator
• Search the PMRA website
• OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
• OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control

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