My property has neighboring row-crop farmland on the north and south.
Several weeks ago, when I was out mowing, someone was spraying something in the fields. When I saw them I stopped and they continued to spray all day, into the evening, and all the next day. It was warm outside and windy as heck.
I didn't smell anything, but I went inside and closed all the windows anyway.
A few weeks later I noticed the leaves on some of my trees shriveling up.
I talked to someone who knows who farms that land and he told me there have been several law suits about that kind of tree damage.
I wanted to get your opinion on the current health of and potential long term damage of the trees before I call someone like the EPA, the Forestry dept., an arborist, or the person in charge of the spraying.
I don't want to cause a problem if there might not be one.
I've counted five 5'-6' white oak, three 12'-15' poplar and a new winter honeysuckle planted a week or so before the spraying
I bought all of these from the forestry service as small 8"-12" liners and planted them myself. These are the nicest ones and about all I have left.
Anyone know what the sop on spraying row crops is?
I know I rarely spray herbicide, or pesticide, but I Never spray it if there's even the slightest hint of a breeze.
Can this kind of damage cause permanent damage to the trees?
Several weeks ago, when I was out mowing, someone was spraying something in the fields. When I saw them I stopped and they continued to spray all day, into the evening, and all the next day. It was warm outside and windy as heck.
I didn't smell anything, but I went inside and closed all the windows anyway.
A few weeks later I noticed the leaves on some of my trees shriveling up.
I talked to someone who knows who farms that land and he told me there have been several law suits about that kind of tree damage.
I wanted to get your opinion on the current health of and potential long term damage of the trees before I call someone like the EPA, the Forestry dept., an arborist, or the person in charge of the spraying.
I don't want to cause a problem if there might not be one.
I've counted five 5'-6' white oak, three 12'-15' poplar and a new winter honeysuckle planted a week or so before the spraying
I bought all of these from the forestry service as small 8"-12" liners and planted them myself. These are the nicest ones and about all I have left.
Anyone know what the sop on spraying row crops is?
I know I rarely spray herbicide, or pesticide, but I Never spray it if there's even the slightest hint of a breeze.
Can this kind of damage cause permanent damage to the trees?