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    Standard of Care of Applying Fungicides to large trees along property border

    Thanks for the comments. FWIW, a letter from my attorney was all it took for them to be willing to work with us. Found a food "safe" spray, and they're communicating with us so we can ensure spraying only occurs on favorable days. The attorney said this would be filed under nuisance law.
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    Standard of Care of Applying Fungicides to large trees along property border

    I really dont want this thread to get into the weeds with legality, but thanks for the replies, yea, we are in consultation with an attorney but really only want that as a last resort. My goal from this site was to determine the logistics and considerations of spraying large trees along a...
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    Standard of Care of Applying Fungicides to large trees along property border

    After pestering the applicator for a week, they indicated it was a fungicide called Strider (manufactured by nufarm) This stuff is only intended for ornamentals. Nufarm replied in writing that no food crops sprayed with this should be consumed. This applicator has locations nationwide, and...
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    Standard of Care of Applying Fungicides to large trees along property border

    Yep, I was just curious about what the general standard should have been for this arborist of spraying a line of large trees along the property line. Is it commonplace for an applicator to consult with the neighbor regarding the application to a clients property?
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    Standard of Care of Applying Fungicides to large trees along property border

    Yea, i'm up on PA law. There's no legal requirement for notification. Our legal paths are notifying the department of agriculture of a misapplication, or suing for nuisance and property damage. The neighbor is semi friendly, but at the same time self centered. He's of the opinion that...
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    Standard of Care of Applying Fungicides to large trees along property border

    Hi there, my neighbor has about a dozen pine trees that are currently about 60' tall and 8' off the property border. We found that he's having them sprayed by a company every two weeks with a fungicide via the applicator standing on their property and shooting the material at and above the top...
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