Advice on Crab Apple treated with Lime Sulphur

[Paul W]

Could someone help me with a post that I put on Lime Sulfer say what @#$%!" that I put neat lime sulphur on a Crab Apple
Post on bottom explains what I did. Everybody say`s it will kill the tree is this correct.
Thanks
Paul

[MelaQuin]

Be more specific and a bit clearer in what you have actually done.... did you put the 100% lime sulphur on deadwood or on live wood? If you are treating deadwood to preserve it you would use 100% lime sulphur but applying carefully so it does not touch open wounds or get on the soil. If you are using it as an insecticide you would use 10-15% in water and spray it on being careful not to get it in the soil.

If you have managed to get the lime sulphur in the soil then drench the tree again and again and again to leach the LS out. It will kill the roots.

[Paul W]

Thanks for getting back to me Melequin sorry I messed it up this was the original post I put on and then tried to do another post without typing it all out again< i hope this explains what I did.


MG!!! Sounds like I have killed my tree,about two weeks ago I carved out a crab apple that had some rot in it and even went into some live wood as soon as I had finished I painted it with neat Lime Sulphur, now you guys tell everybody to be careful with it, I had no idea it would get into the root system,
The tree looks alright now and is even putting new growth on so maybe it might be alright (fingers crossed)
Is there anything that I can do maybe does it up with some seasol for a week or two.
I don`t really understand why is is so lethal because I grow orchids and have for years put sulphur on any cuts from trimmed leave etc and we dose with lime very regularly to adjust the PH so why is lime sulphur so deadly.
Would appreciate some help please.
Paul