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Vent: I thought tree growth regulators were a total waste of money for years

A client in Phoenix insisted we use Cambistat on a row of oaks that kept hitting power lines, and I told him it was just expensive snake oil. We applied it anyway because he paid, and I checked the growth rings myself after two seasons. Those trees put on less than half an inch of new wood compared to the untreated ones next door, a huge difference. I had to eat my words because the science actually worked in this brutal heat. Has anyone else had a TGR application change their mind, or was this just a lucky one-off?

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shanewells1d ago

Classic case of being wrong until you see the proof.

gavincampbell1d ago

What kind of growth ring difference are we talking about, like super obvious to the naked eye? That's wild it worked so well in Phoenix, I figured the heat would just cook the stuff off. Makes you wonder what else we're all brushing off as junk science without giving it a real shot.