It's getting sprayed tomorrowNice to see it produces good needles and that the needle cast is under control. September here is the most important month to treat.
I'm pretty sure I've seen some Virginia pine volunteers in my yard with needle cast. It was a few years ago, though. I'll see if I notice any more when I can spend a little more time out there this weekend.Just curious ...
Do you have native pines in your yard/area and do they commonly have needle cast problems,
or is this a case of a 'non-native species' susceptibility to your native pathogenic fungi?
Copper spraying prevents but doesn't treat needle cast but prevents it, and yes, trauma to the needles can resemble it. I've become much more proactive with prevention, so I'm applying clearys granular to many of my pines and I'm using Daconil every few weeks as the candles extend.Copper based spray? Do you cover the soil? I'm wondering if one of my Pines has needle-cast. Could something as silly as in-advertently breaking needles give a false impression of an infection?
Thanks for any reply you can offer! Have a great day!
I've used copper spray on this one and others, mainly my junipers, for years...sometimes I've protected the soil and other times, I haven't. I suspect that unless you're severely over spraying your trees to the point that the copper solution is running down the trunk and/or profusely dripping off the foliage, it's really a non issue for your trees.I went back thru and saw you mentioned daconil/clearys. Long thread! Imagine if your using a granular application, I needn't worry about exposing the soil to a Copper spray.
As I think about it, neither of the products you mentioned are copper based, is that accurate?
That’s not funny!
Yes! By the grace of God, I moved a bunch of trees, including that one onto the ground before the snow started. It's sitting on the ground, in the snow under a bench, wondering what the hell just happened.That’s not funny!
So sorry!
Did you new acquisition make it unharmed?