How to spray an 80' tree with fungicide?
Very large blue spruce in the front yard needs spraying for Spruce Needle
Cast. I just figured out that's why the tree turns purple-brown and drops
half its needles every summer. I think I'll use Bordeaux (sp?) mixture in
a fire extinguisher cuz it's cheap and relatively nontoxic, and I can get
cover most of the tree that way.
Do you think it will work?
Where do I find directions for making bordeaux mixure out of lime and
copper sulfate? Does it stay in suspension pretty good?
How ugly will it look; at least until the rain washes most of it off? I'd
hate to rile the neighbors too much; them thinking I painted the tree baby
blue. (There's probably a law against that...)
Somewhat seriously,
Bob
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