My bonsai peach tree has shed all leaves. Is it good time to apply lime Sulfur?
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Lime Sulfur on peach tree
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Re: Lime Sulfur on peach tree
What purpose are you applying lime sulphur for? Lime sulphur has a number of uses and different rates depending what you are trying to do.
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Re: Lime Sulfur on peach tree
Thank you shibui. I bought that Bonsai last spring. This is its first winter in my garden. It has roughly 1 inch trunk. I am thinking to use lime Sulfur to get rid of fungus if any.
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I have not used lime sulphur as winter spray but I understand that it can be used any time over winter when there's no leaves. Check for correct dilution rates. Stronger is not better.
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Thank you Shibui for your advice. Last winter I applied lime Sulfur on my thick trunk corky bark elm bonsai. I don’t know whether that helped, but didn’t harm at all. Summer growth was awesome. So, hoping that lime Sulfur will kill fungus or any disease built up during growing season on my peach tree.
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Re: Lime Sulfur on peach tree
I use a 1:15 ratio, one part Lime Sulfur to 15 water, to spray black pines and maples twice over winter. Has helped keep the trees healthy during the year.
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Black pine? I thought you would spray only deciduous in winter when there are no leaves?MarkP wrote:I use a 1:15 ratio, one part Lime Sulfur to 15 water, to spray black pines and maples twice over winter. Has helped keep the trees healthy during the year.
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Re: Lime Sulfur on peach tree
I spray all my trees in winter with a mix of about 25:1. I have no scientific proof but they all seam better the following season, IE less pest issues.
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