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?![Poplar4.JPG Poplar4.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672079-cd075197595964e62068caa457a29a08.jpg)
![Poplar5.JPG Poplar5.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672081-a89ff2d7c89b1acdee3842e77e4f975f.jpg)
![winterHoneysuckle.JPG winterHoneysuckle.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672082-1fd0bab373bb28344ea635d461b41135.jpg)
![Woak6.JPG Woak6.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672083-fc080df95363e11f6733ab48a7afe64f.jpg)
![Woak9.JPG Woak9.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672084-35ddfaccadabee1efe35aaa96fa13563.jpg)
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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?
![Poplar4.JPG Poplar4.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672079-cd075197595964e62068caa457a29a08.jpg)
![Poplar5.JPG Poplar5.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672081-a89ff2d7c89b1acdee3842e77e4f975f.jpg)
![winterHoneysuckle.JPG winterHoneysuckle.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672082-1fd0bab373bb28344ea635d461b41135.jpg)
![Woak6.JPG Woak6.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672083-fc080df95363e11f6733ab48a7afe64f.jpg)
![Woak9.JPG Woak9.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672084-35ddfaccadabee1efe35aaa96fa13563.jpg)
![Woak15.JPG Woak15.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/672/672085-53ab7995e0c944cb26bd2fc5ff08fa96.jpg)