Poisoned trees

[Scheffa]

Hey all.

Just seen in our local paper that someone has drilled and posioned a number of River Red Gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) on the shore of a large water reservoir.
From the photo in the artiythey appear to be juvenile trees probably in their early teens.

Just wondering if anyone has ever successfully tried to save a tree that had been poisoned??

I suspect they would have been ppinsioned with a product called roundup which is a glysophate,

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Find the "Treaty Oak" in Austin Texas

Ross Perot wrote a blank check to remediate the poisoning of the historic tree. It took lots of money and years of care to save the tree

 

[ATH]

How did they come up with glyphosate as the product used?

The bad news is that is a systematic chemical... The good news is that it is most effective when applied as a foliar and less effective as an inject. If they used a RTU product (1-2%) it probably won't work. If they used it at 40% and enough product a couple of weeks ago it may be all she wrote.

Need more details.

 

[guymayor]

Treaty Oak looks strong! saw it last Oct. Attached is a glyphosate (suspected) case in oz; tough stuff to flush, as JD notes.

 

[JD3000]

Yeah it's gonna depend on the product, concentration, and application method.