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Nomix Garlon 4

mapp number
 12081

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description
An effective selective scrub and brushwood herbicide. Contains 480g/l (44.3% w/w) triclopyr as the 2 - butoxy ethyl ester.

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uses
Nomix Garlon 4 can be used as a forestry herbicide for scrub clearance
pre-planting and post-planting, basal bark application, frill girdling and trunk injection to control unwanted standing coppice of scrub and cut stump applications to prevent growth of unwanted coppice shoots.

Nomix Garlon 4 can be used on non-crop land such as motorways and railway embankments, roadsides, grassland of no agricultural interest and industrial areas for the control of woody weeds, brambles, nettles and perennial broad-leaved weeds

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Triclopyr is taken up by leaves, stems, roots and cut surfaces and then translocated throughout the growing plant.

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advantages
  • Does not harm grasses
  • Planting is possible after six weeks
  • Effective against woody weeds including bramble,
  • rhododendron, gorse and broom
  • Rainfast in under two hours
  • All year round applications
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directions for use
Nomix Garlon 4 should not be applied via hand-held sprayers fitted with rotary atomisers.

Half fill the spray tank with water, paraffin or diesel oil as appropriate, add the required amount of Nomix Garlon 4, agitate thoroughly and complete filling.

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foliar application for scrub clearance

foliar summer treatment
timeofapp
a) Summer Treatment - woody weeds, brush, scrub, perennial broad-leaved weeds

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application
Apply by hand-held lance from knapsack or vehicle mounted sprayer as a medium spray in 200-300 l/ha of water.
Applications should be made evenly to all parts of the weed i.e. foliage, branches and stem at a spray pressure of 0.7 - 2.0 bar (see table for rates of use).
When weed cover is dense the water volume should be increased to ensure adequate coverage of the weeds.
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application rates

Use

Rate / hectare

Water volume / hectare

Knapsack use mls/ 5ltrs

Bramble, briar, broom, gorse, nettle

2 litres

200-300 litres

35 mls

Alder, birch, blackthorn, dogwood, elder, poplar, rosebay willow-herb, sycamore

4 litres

200-300 litres

70 mls

Beech, box, elm, buckthorn, hazel, hornbeam, horse chestnut, lime, maple, privet, rowan, spanish chestnut, willow, wild pear

6 litres

200-300 litres

100 mls

Rhododendron, ash, oak

8 litres

200-300 litres

130 mls




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winter shoot sprays
time of spraying
b) Winter shoot sprays with diesel. Certain species including hawthorn, buckthorn, ash and oak are more susceptible to shoot spraying in the winter than the spring.

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application rates
Winter Shoot Sprays

Use

Rate / hectare

Paraffin or diesel
Volume / hectare

Knapsack use
mls / 5ltrs

Bramble, briar, broom, gorse

3 litres

300 litres

50 mls

Alder, ash, beech, birch, blackthorn, box, buckthorn, dogwood, elder, elm, hazel,
hornbeam, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak,
poplar, privet, rowan, spanish chestnut, sycamore,
willow, wild pear

6 litres

300 litres

100 mls

Hawthorn, laurel, rhododendron

10 litres

300 litres

175 mls

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application
Apply medium volume by hand-lance from knapsack or vehicle mounted sprayer 300 l/ha of paraffin or diesel oil per hectare to thoroughly wet all shoots.

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knapsackuse
Recommended spray equipment and nozzle sizes.
Use CP15 or CP3 Knapsack sprayer (or equivalent) fitted with either:

1. Blue Polijet nozzle to give 200 litres/ha spray volume
2. Red Polijet nozzle to give 300 litres/ha spray volume

Nozzles should be held at a height to give a swath width of 1.2m  with a walking speed of one metre per second and at an  operating speed pressure of 1 bar. Ensure foliage is completely wetted but do not spray to run-off.

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selectokil spot gun summer only
Calibrate Selectokil Spot Gun by the following method for each individual operator:
  1. Adjust gun to deliver a 5ml dose.
  2. Fill knapsack with 5 litres of water and mark this level (filler cap uppermost).
  3. Prime gun.
  4. With nozzle held at spray height over a dry surface squeeze the trigger a number of times until a well defined spot appears. Measure spot diameter, disregarding peripheral droplets.
  5. Using the table right, calculate, using the spot diameter determined under item 4 above and the label application rate for the particular weed, the quantity of Nomix Garlon 4 required per 5ml dose or for the 5 litre knapsack.
  6. Therefore a spot diameter of 1.3m with an application rate of  Nomix Garlon 4 at 6.0 litres per hectare, 0.8 ml of Nomix Garlon 4 is required per 5ml dose or 0.8 litres per 5 litres knapsack.
  7. Fill the knapsack with the herbicide mixture.
  8. Check the spot diameter as in mixture 4 above.
  9. Apply as per label recommendations.

 

Amount of Nomix Garlon 4 (ml) required per 5 litre of water at various application rates (litres per hetare)

Spot Diameter (metres)

2.0 l/ha

4.0 l/ha

6.0 l/ha

8.0 l/ha

0.60m

0.06ml

0.11ml

0.17ml

0.23ml

0.65m

0.07ml

0.13ml

0.20ml

0.27ml

0.70m

0.08ml

0.15ml

0.23ml

0.31ml

0.75m

0.09ml

0.18ml

0.27ml

0.35ml

0.80m

0.10ml

0.20ml

0.30ml

0.40ml

0.85m

0.11ml

0.23ml

0.34ml

0.45ml

0.90m

0.13ml

0.25ml

0.38ml

0.51ml

0.95m

0.14ml

0.28ml

0.43ml

0.57ml

1.00m

0.16ml

0.31ml

0.47ml

0.63ml

1.05m

0.17ml

0.35ml

0.52ml

0.69ml

1.10m

0.19ml

0.38ml

0.57ml

0.76ml

1.15m

0.21ml

0.42ml

0.62ml

0.83ml

1.20m

0.23ml

0.45ml

0.68ml

0.90ml

1.25m

0.25ml

0.49ml

0.74ml

0.98ml

1.30m

0.27ml

0.53ml

0.80ml

1.06ml

1.35m

0.29ml

0.57ml

0.86ml

1.15ml

1.40m

0.31ml

0.62ml

0.92ml

1.23ml

1.45m

0.33ml

0.66ml

0.99ml

1.32ml

1.50m

0.35ml

0.71ml

1.06ml

1.41ml

1.55m

0.38ml

0.75ml

1.13ml

1.51ml

1.60m

0.40ml

0.80ml

1.21ml

1.61ml


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stem treatments

In situations where invader species are to be removed from susceptible crops (see paragraph titled Crop Tolerance) the
following methods of application are recommended:

a) Basal bark - where stems are less than 30cm circumference.
b) Frill girdling - where stems are greater than 30cm circumference.
c) Tree injection - ideal for chemical thinning in susceptible crops.

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basal bark spray
time of spraying
Application during the late growing season is most effective and application in standing conifer crops should be delayed until late summer when extension growth has ceased.

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application
Apply by hand-held lance in paraffin or diesel oil to the whole circumference of the bottom 30-45cm of the stem, saturating to run off. Treat the greater height of the stem where bark is thick and penetration difficult.

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frill girdling
time of spraying
Optimum timing as for basal bark spraying.

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application
Prepare a "frill", i.e. a ring of downward sloping, overlapping cuts with a light axe or bill hook penetrating the cambium and into the outer sapwood as near the ground level as is convenient just prior to herbicide application. Spray the herbicide in paraffin or diesel oil onto the full circumference of the stem just above the frill so that it runs down into the cuts.

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basal bark and frill girdling
application rates

Use

Parrafin or diesel
mls / litre

Birch, elder, maple, poplar, spanish chestnut, sycamore

20mls

Alder, beech, blackthorn, box, buckthorn, dogwood, elm, hazel, hornbeam, horse chestnut, oak, rowan, willow, wild pear

40mls

Ash, hawthorn, laurel, lime, rhododendron

80mls

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tree injection
time of spraying
Applications may be made at any time of year but best results follow summer or autumn treatment.

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application
Apply undiluted or in a 1:1 dilution at an injection spacing of  7.5cm around the trunk. Use suitable tree injection equipment, according to manufacturer's instructions (e.g. either a Jim Gen or Hypo Hatchet to make incisions of at least 2.5cm width).
Apply 1ml undiluted or 2ml diluted 1:1 with water.

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cut stump
time of spraying
Treatment should be applied immediately after felling at any
time of year except during spring sap flow. Application in standing conifer crops should be delayed until late summer when extension growth has ceased.

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application
Apply in a dilution of paraffin, diesel oil or water. Apply by knapsack sprayer at low pressure or Selectokil Spot Gun with solid stream jets to saturate the newly cut surface of the stump and to the surface of the remaining bark. May also be applied undiluted by paint brush.

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application rates

Use

Parrafin, diesel oil or water mls / litre

Alder, birch, blackthorn, box, dogwood

20 mls

Ash, beech, buckthorn, elm, hazel, hornbeam, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, poplar, privet, rowan, spanish chestnut, sycamore, wild pear, willow

40 mls

Hawthorn, laurel, lime, rhododendron

80 mls               


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rhododendron control
Control of Rhododendron can be variable. Where Rhododendrons are larger than 1.8m in height it is recommended that a cut stump treatment is used. A follow-up shoot treatment may be required.

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crop tolerance
Nomix Garlon 4 is selective to grasses.
The following species are tolerant to overall sprays of Nomix Garlon 4 applied at up to 4 l/ha during their season of complete dormancy:-
  • Sitka Spruce.
  • Norway Spruce.
  • Pine and Douglas Fir are more sensitive than Spruce with occasional leader damage if sprayed overall.
  • Larch and other conifers and broad-leaved are damaged by overall sprays while in leaf.

Late September application will be tolerated if applied with great care to avoid the foliage of crop trees.
If dormancy is in question use a tree guard and direct spray away from leader shoots.

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notesforguidancefirst
  1. A minimum of 6 weeks is required between application of Nomix Garlon 4 and planting.
  2. Do not apply directly to, or allow spray drift to come into contact with, agricultural or horticultural crops, amenity plantings, gardens, ponds, lakes or water courses.
  3. Occasionally, e.g. in hot conditions, vapour drift may occur making it particularly important to assess the risk to neighbouring vegetation.
  4. Control may be reduced if rain falls within two hours of application.
  5. Do not apply from tractor mounted boom sprayers adjacent to susceptible crops or within 6m of ponds, lakes or water courses. Do not apply from handheld sprayers within 2m of ponds, lakes or water courses.
  6. For use via knapsack sprayers the maximum concentrate must not exceed 130ml product per 5 litres of water or 175 ml product per 5 litres of paraffin or diesel oil.

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safety precautions

  • WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE GLOVES (NEOPRENE OR NITRILE*) AND FACE PROTECTION (FACE SHIELD) when handling the concentrate.
  • WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (COVERALLS), GLOVES (NEOPRENE OR NITRILE*) AND RUBBER BOOTS when applying through a knapsack sprayer, spot gun or hand-held lance.
  • WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (COVERALLS), GLOVES (NEOPRENE OR NITRILE*), FACE PROTECTION (FACE SHIELD) AND RUBBER BOOTS when applying by paintbrush or through tree injection equipment.

lerap category b

DO NOT ALLtained. The results of the LERAP must be recorded and kept available for three years.

 

  • WASH ALL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING thoroughly after use, especially the inside of gloves.
  • WHEN USING DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE.
  • WASH CONCENTRATE from skin or eyes immediately.
  • WASH HANDS AND EXPOSED SKIN before meals and after work.
  • KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
  • KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD, DRINK AND ANIMAL FEEDING STUFFS.
  • NOT TO BE USED ON FOOD CROPS.
  • AVOID DAMAGE BY DRIFT ON TO SUSCEPTIBLE CROPS OR WATER COURSES.
  • DANGEROUS TO FISH OR AQUATIC LIFE. Do not contaminate surface waters or ditches with chemical or used container.
  • LIVESTOCK must be kept out of treated areas for at least 7 days and until poisonous weeds such as ragwort have died and become unpalatable.
  • KEEP IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, tightly closed, in a safe place.
  • WASH OUT CONTAINER THOROUGHLY, empty washings into spray tank, and dispose of safely.
  • DO NOT RE-USE CONTAINER FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.

(* At least 0.5mm thickness)
This product is approved under the UK Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 for use as directed.

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations may apply to the use of this product at work.

ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. USE PESTICIDES SAFELY.

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ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. USE PESTICIDES SAFELY.

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classification under the dangerous goos directive

An emulsifiable concentrate containing 480 g/l triclopyr as the butoxy ethyl ester

harmful
dangerous for the environment

HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.

IRRITATING TO THE SKIN

MAY CAUSE SENSITISATION BY SKIN CONTACT

VERY toxic TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT

HARMFUL: MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE IF SWALLOWED

Avoid contact with skin

Keep out of reach of children

This material and its container must be disposed of in a safe way

Wear suitable gloves

Use appropriate containment to avoid environmental contamination

If swallowed, do not induce vomiting; seek medical advice immediately and show this container or label

To avoid risks to man and the environment, comply with the instructions for use

 

Last reviewed: June 2004
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