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Tree Growth Retardation by Injection of Chemicals

Subhash C. Domir and Bruce R. Roberts
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) August 1983, 9 (8) 217-224; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1983.054
Subhash C. Domir
Plant Physiologists, ARS, USDA, Nursery Crops Research Laboratory, 359 Main Rd., Delaware, Ohio 43015
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Plant Physiologists, ARS, USDA, Nursery Crops Research Laboratory, 359 Main Rd., Delaware, Ohio 43015
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    Regrowth response of sycamore, silver maple, bigleaf male, cottonwood, water oak, hackberry, and red maple to injected dikegulac or maleic hydrazide at different locations. The treatments were made in the spring of first year and regrowth measurements were taken at the end of the first and second growing season following injection.

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    Growth regulating chemicals and woody tree species screened in the greenhouse.

    Common NameFormulationChemical NameSpecies Treated
    AncymidolA-Rest-cyclopropyl- -(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-pyramidine = methanolSilver maple
    ChlormequatCycocel(2-chloroethyl) trimethylammonimum chlorideSilver maple
    DaminozideAlarSuccinic acid, 2, 2-dimethylhydrazideSilver maple, American elm, sycamore, cottonwood, Norway maple, white ash, red oak, eucalyptus, white pine
    DikegulacAtrinal2,3:4,6-bis-0-(1-methyl-ethylidene)-L-xylo-2-hexulo-furanosonic acid, Na saltSilver maple, red oak, eucalyptus, white pine, cottonwood, sycamore, poplar, white ash, water oak, black locust, black cherry, river birch, quaking aspen, melaleuca, Australian pine, redwood, black walnut
    DOWCO 391XM-4335N, N, N-tributyl-3-(tri-fluoromethyl) benzene-thanaminum chlorideBlack locust, silver maple, eucalyptus, white ash, American sycamore
    DPX-1108KreniteAmmonium ethyl carbamoylphosphonateBlack locust, silver maple, white ash, eucalyptus, American sycamore, red oak
    FluoridamidSustar 2-SN-[4-methyl-3-[(trifluoro-methyl)-sulfonyl] = amino] phenyl] acetamideSilver maple
    FMC 10637Ethyl hydrogen 1 -propylphosphonateSilver maple
    Maleic hydrazideSlo-Gro1,2-dihydro-3, 6-pyradazinedioneSilver maple, sycamore, cottonwood, Norway maple, white oak, white ash, red oak, eucalyptus, white pine, poplar, hackberry, red maple, pin oak, black locust, Australian pine, black cherry, melaleaca, aspen, river birch, redwood, yellow poplar, willow
    MefluidideEmbarkN-[2,4-dimethyl-5-[(tri-fluoromethyl) = sulfonyl] amino] phenyl] acetamideSilver maple, cottonwood
    NAATre-Hold1 -naphthaleneacetic acid, ethyl esterSilver maple, black locust, white ash, sycamore, eucalyptus
    UNI-P2932,3-dihydro-5, 6-diphenyl-1,4 oxathinSilver maple
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    Table 2.

    Summary of chemicals and species used in field testing program.

    Common nameFormulationChemical nameSpecies tested
    AncymidolA-Rest-cyclopropyl- -(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-pyramidine = methanolAmerican elm
    ChlorflurenolMaintain CF-125Methyl-2, 7-dichloro-9-hydroxyfluorene-9-carboxylateAmerican elm
    ChlormequatCycocel(2-chloroethyl) trimethylammonimum chlorideAmerican elm
    DaminozideAlarSuccinic acid, 2, 2-dimethylhydrazideAmerican elm, sycamore, Siberian elm, silver maple, red oak, white pine
    DikegulacAtrinal2,3:4,6-bis-0-(1 -methyl-ethylidene)-L-xylo-2-hexulo-furanosonic acid, Na saltAmerican elm, sycamore, Siberian elm, red maple, water oak, poplar, silver maple, red oak, shamel ash, eucalyptus, sweetgum, red alder, melaleuca, white pine, hackberry, cottonwood, bigleaf maple
    NIA 10637Propylphosphonic acidAmerican elm
    NIA 1 0656Ethyl hydrogen 1-propyl-phosphonateAmerican elm
    TIBARegim-82,3,5-triodobenzoic acidAmerican elm
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    Table 3.

    Growth and phytotoxic response of various woody species to six plant growth regulating chemicals.

    Growth and phytotoxicity responsea
    Chemical0++++++++++–
    DaminozideWhite pine, eucalyptus, red oak, sycamoreSilver maple, cottonwood, Norway maple, white ashAmerican elm
    DikegulacWhite ash, black locust, redwood, black walnutEucalyptus, white pine, cottonwood, poplar, black cherry, quaking aspenSycamore, water oak, river birchSilver maple, Australian pineRed oak
    Maleic hydrazideCottonwood, Norway maple, redwood, red oak, aspen, melaleuca, red maple, black walnut, tilip treeWhite pine, pin oakWhite ash, eucalyptus, Australian pine, black cherrySycamore, poplar, hackberry, black locust, river birch, willowSilver maple, white oak
    DOWCO 391EucalyptusWhite ashSilver maple, black locust, sycamore
    KreniteBlack locust, eucalyptusSilver maple, white ash, sycamore
    NAASilver maple, white ash, eucalyptusSycamore
    • ↵a The growth and phytotoxic response was classified into six categories: 0 = non-significant growth reduction with acceptable toxicity; + = significant growth reduction of 25% or less with acceptable toxicity; + + = significant growth reduction between 25 to 49% with acceptable toxicity; + + + = significant growth reduction between 50 to 74% with acceptable toxicity; + + + = significant growth reduction of 75% or greater with acceptable toxicity and; - = non-significant growth reduction and toxicity unacceptable.

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    Table 4.

    Influence of dikegulac and maleic hydrazide on the trimming cycle of various species.

    Treatment yearSpeciesLocationEstimated extension of trimming cycle (years)
    DikegulacMH
    1977Red oak*Lorain, OH10
    1977Shamel ashHayward, CA10
    1979Water oakColumbus, GA10
    1979-80Bigleaf maplePortland, OR10
    1979-80Cotton-woodMinneapolis, MN00
    1980MelaleucaSt. Petersburg, FL11
    1980HackberryAugusta, GA12
    1980HackberryFort Worth, T×11
    1980Lombardy poplarSt. Louis, MO00
    1980Red mapleStamford, CT00
    • ↵* Trees located in natural woodstand

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    Table 5.

    Effect of injected dikegulac and maleic hydrazide on the trimming cycle of American sycamore, silver maple, and eucalyptus at various locations.

    TreatmentLocationEstimated extension of trimming cycle (years)
    DikegulacMH
    Sycamore
    1977Philadelphia, PA11
    1977Augusta, GA*00
    1977San Jose, CA10
    1979St. Louis, MO10
    1979Philadelphia, PA00
    Silver maple
    1977Elyria, OH00
    1977Delaware, OH*21
    1979Hagerstown, MD10
    1980Erie, PA00
    Eucalyptus
    1977Greenfield, CA22
    1978Hayward, CA11
    1980St. Petersburg, FL10
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