New plantings (1st-leaf) : New England Tree Fruit Management Guide : UMass Amherst

Written by: Renae Moran, U. of Maine

Weed control options for new plantings (1st-leaf, read label for precautions)

TYPE	WEEDS	PRODUCTS	CHEMICAL	ACTIVITY	COMMENTS
pre-emergent	annual grass, some broadleaf	Surflan Oryzalin	oryzalin	systemic	wait for soil to settle; requires rainfall or irrigation
		Prowl H2O	pendimethalin	systemic
		Sinbar WDG	terbacil	contact/systemic	use caution in first leaf, wait for soil to settle, use low rate; read label for specifics
	broadleaf	Goal GoalTender Galligan Collide	oxyfluorfen	contact (some systemic)	dormant trees only; vapor toxic to foliage
	broadleaf	Gallery	isoxaben	systemic	wait for soil to settle; tank-mix with Prowl best option for weed control in new plantings
post-emergent	grass, broadleaf	Gramoxone	paraquat	contact	restricted use, highly toxic, no application to green bark (shield trunks)
	grass, broadleaf	Roundup and generics	glyphosate	contact	shield trunks
	young broadleaf	Goal GoalTender Galligan Collide	oxyfluorfen	contact (some systemic)	seedlings only; dormant trees only; vapors can be phytotoxic
		Aim	carfentrazone-ethyl	contact	shield trunks
		Venue	pyraflufen-ethyl	contact	shield trunks
	grasses	Select 2EC Select Max	clethodim	systemic	non-bearing only
		Fusilade DX	fluazifop	systemic	stone fruit all ages; apple and pear non-bearing only
		Poast	sethoxidim	systemic	plum non-bearing only

New plantings (1st-leaf)