<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Have used gramoxone for decades with pre-emergent no problem</div><div>John</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7.</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Doug Nelson <Doug.Nelson@nelsonmultimedia.com> </div><div>Date: 5/10/17 9:56 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Apple-Crop discussion list <apple-crop@virtualorchard.com> </div><div>Subject: [Apple-Crop] Newbie Orchardist questions Herbicide on First Year Plantings </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr">I have a new tall spindle orchard planted in an alfalfa field this spring. I did not realize how much work it would be to mechanically weed the orchard. All the orchards I have visited have told me not to use herbicides for the first year on newly planted trees. There is a conventional nursery across the street that uses barrier on new trees. <div><br></div><div>Does anyone have a herbicide they are using on new trees or stick to mechanical?<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Doug Nelson<div>President</div><div>Nelson Multimedia Inc.</div></div></div>
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