the snow melts come spring, you can beat the busy season and protect your grazing
land from encroaching brush. Both IPT methods provide control of cottonwood,
elm, hedge (Osage orange, bois d’arc), locust, oak, persimmon, saltcedar, Russian
olive and many other species.
Low-volume basal applications use a high percentage of herbicide, so each sprayer
load goes farther. Generally, the mix ratio is 25 percent Remedy Ultra plus 75 percent
commercial basal oil, diesel, fuel oil or kerosene (see table below). Apply enough
spray to wet the lower 12 to 15 inches on all sides of the trunk — including the root
collar area — but not to the point of runoff. This method can be used any time of
year, except when snow
or water prevents spraying
to the ground line and is
best used to control woody
species with trunks less than
6 inches in diameter at the
base of the tree. Application
should be made with low
pressure and with a solidcone or flat-fan nozzle.
If the tree is larger than
6 inches or has mature
bark in the 12- to 15inch treatment zone, the
basal cut-stump method
is a better control option.
Applying the solution of
Remedy Ultra plus oil to
cut stumps prevents resprouting and kills the stump for good. Simply cut the brush
and spray the sides of the stump and the outer portion of the cut surface, including
the cambium ring along the inner bark. As with the low-volume basal method, you
can make this treatment any time of year, as long as snow or water doesn’t prevent
proper application.
Watch the forecast for one of those springlike winter days, and then grab
a chain saw and a sprayer — two effective tools for conveniently cleaning up
scattered brush. Basally treat brush with trunks smaller than 6 inches. Cut down
larger trees and spray the stumps. The same mix of Remedy Ultra plus oil works
great for both treatments.
Want to see for yourself how to make these treatments? Visit the Video Center
at www.RangeAndPasture.com.
Low-volume Basal/Cut-stump Mix
(commercial basal oil, diesel fuel or kerosene carrier)
Sprayer Size
25% Remedy® Ultra or PastureGard® HL
75% Oil-based Carrier
1 gallon
1 quart
3 quarts
3 gallons
3 quarts
9 quarts
5 gallons
5 quarts
15 quarts
10 gallons
2.5 gallons
7.5 gallons
PastureGard® HL,
Tordon® RTU
expand your
options.
Although Remedy Ultra herbicide is
the standard for low-volume basal and
®
cut-stump individual plant treatments,
you’re still in great shape if you find
you’ve got some PastureGard® HL
herbicide left over from the summer
treatment season. Like with Remedy Ultra,
you can put PastureGard HL to work
cleaning up encroaching, scattered brush
this winter and spring by using lowvolume basal and basal cut-stump
individual plant treatments. The mixing
ratio of herbicide to carrier (basal oil,
diesel fuel or kerosene) is the same
whether you’re using Remedy Ultra or
PastureGard HL.
Mix equal parts of PastureGard HL
and a commercial basal oil, diesel,
fuel oil or kerosene. The application
methods described on this page for using
Remedy Ultra work with either product
when mixed at the appropriate ratio —
25:75 Remedy Ultra to carrier or 50:50
PastureGard HL to carrier.
If your primary targets are cut stumps
from larger, more mature trees that
required a chain saw, consider the
convenience of Tordon® RTU herbicide
to prevent resprouting.
Tordon RTU is a ready-to-use
formulation — no measuring or mixing
required — that effectively kills cut
stumps. The no-freeze formulation keeps
the product flowing freely, and the
blue dye helps you easily keep track of
treated stumps.
Tordon RTU is not a federally
Restricted Use Pesticide. It is available
in convenient quart-size squirt-bottle
applicators from your local ag chem dealer
and at many farm supply stores.
®
Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an
affiliated company of Dow
State restrictions on the sale and use of Remedy Ultra apply.
Consult the label before purchase or use for full details.
Always read and follow label directions.
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