Treatment, method and composition for treating fungus diseases of deciduous trees
OwnerCharles R. Freersinventor
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Abstract
A method and composition for treating fungus diseases of deciduous trees which comprises introducing into the vascular system of the tree, a small but treating effective amount of an active composition of methanol in combination with a soluble inorganic mercury salt preferably mercuric chloride and a Pseudonomas bacterial nutrient.
Claims13
A method of treating deciduous trees infected with fungi which produce toxins known to be harmful to trees, said method comprising:
- introducing into the vascular system of trees a small but effective amount of an active composition of methanol in combination with a soluble inorganic mercury salt and with a Pseudomonas bacterial nutrient.
A composition for treating fungus diseases of trees, comprising, in combination:
- a small but effective amount of a water and methanol soluble, inorganic mercuric salt, in association with methanol and a Pseudomonas bacterial nutrient.
A method of preventing and/or treating Dutch Elm disease in elm trees, comprising:
- placing a drain outlet into the tree in its lower trunk extremities to allow some tree sap to drain and release pressure from the tree vascular system;
- and thereafter
- introducing into the vascular system of said tree, a small but effective amount of a treating composition which is from about 95% to about 96% of methanol, from about 0.10% to about 0.15% by weight of an inorganic mercuric salt, and from about 1% to 5% of a Pseudomonas bacterial mineral nutrient.
A method of treating fungus infected deciduous trees, comprising:
- introducing into the vascular system of the tree a small but non-toxic and treatment effective amount of an inorganic water soluble mercuric salt in association with methanol, which is capable of being metabolized to a fungus-lethal methyl-mercury organic complex within the tree, by Pseudomonas bacterial species, living within the host tree.
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