I have one that's by my house and I understand why they r banned in Ohio. 1 wind gust and it split in half and landed on me, my dad and my brothers car. But the other half just won't fall and we working on getting it cut down
The ecosystem is constantly changing and don't care about extinct. You want to preserve your actual eco system as is, but this is not how nature works.
@@alx252 I used tu think like that to lol, I don’t have time to waste explaining something that’d probably just be ignored, so I’ll just recommend you search it up
I’d also like to nominate the eucalyptus tree on this list (at least in non-native areas like CA). They grow like weeds, their roots destroy everything, they resprout when cut and are super hard to kill, and I’ve seen them drop branches that are bigger than many trees. Those branches will take out power lines, power poles, other trees, houses, cars and fences. Maybe worst of all, they will out compete native sequoias and redwoods.
it's very pretty when it blooms, other than that.. whoever thought it was a good idea to bring here, I hope is burning in a special place of environmental hell
@@Binford2500oh we should 100% let eucalyptus trees grow rampant in every city and neighborhood, we gotta downsize the amount of space humans inhabit.
OMG the girdeling! I am doing this instead this year. In Wisconsin we battle buckthorn on our property and it is such a pain to cut down, all we have is a hand saw and sawsall. The girdeling would have saved me so much time and energy! That is what I am doing this year.
Make sure you do any of this in the fall when it pulls the herbicide down. Doing it in the Spring or Summer will not be effective. You may know that already. I’ve cleared 5 acres of buckthorn. You don’t really need to completely girdle a buckthorn. Just a few slashes( in the fall) treated with herbicide will kill it over winter.
All you need to girdel is an axe. Chop around the tree and then again an inch or two above or below the first, then make sure you remove the wood between the two cuts. If you don't have Herbicide you can use diesel fuel.
Been fighting Yaupon Holly here at my place in East Texas. Started with pulling up the stumps with my tractor. Works, but very slow, so gave up. Next just cut. Not good, comes back better than ever. Researching, I found out about Tryclopyr/diesel mix. Works great. Next step is bringing back fire. Been on several burns and taken a burn managers course. We are going to do a small test burn in a couple of weeks. End goal is to bring this property back to a pine woods savanna.
@@Anzeljaeg Historically, the part of East Texas where my property is located was a pine tree savanna. The absence of fire has turned it into the piney woods thicket. My goal is to clear out the underbrush and use prescribed fire to return my little piece of land back to a pine tree savanna.
Thanks for the information… did a deep dive, your project will aid 100s of endangered species of animals and plants and return to its native existence. Will you control burn? Does this cause issue with your community and neighbors? Best of luck
What hes using here is perfect. triclopyr is good against killing root and stem sprouting trees and its selective so its not going to affect the ground health as its just a growth regulator that mimics an auxin used for growth. This mimic causes the plant or tree to kill itself by confusing its natural growth pattern and pace with flooding of false synthetic signals to the plant/tree.
The EPA actually paid us to fell a 3 acre area on our property. They had someone come and mark out the trees and we cut and left the ones that were marked. One of the big problems in the north east is the trees grow so tall and make such a thick canopy that light can't reach the forest floor preventing smaller plants and trees from growing, a lot of species depend on thick underbrush for homes and foraging. Also the area is subject to high winds that will knock over trees and a lot of animals depend on those fallen tree's for homes and foraging. By cutting trees you allow the forest to regrow and semi artificially create homes for more animals.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have an acre of Bradford and Privett and Sweet gum to clear. It is so thick with saplings we can't get through it. I'm trying keep the desirable trees.
I love the Bradford Pear but understand completely how they gotta go. We cut a lot of trees on my golf course and I've been showing the guys what's best for the courses ecosystem and that helps the course look better and more natural. All thanks to you.
that Tordon RTU is very effective but stays in the ground a long time. My boss would warn customers using it to their backyard if they had pets children or was planning to plant a garden and grind the stump if possible
Gerdeling is also great to kill trees you want to harvest for firewood. Dry them out as dead standing for 2 yrs. Buck and split and you can burn them that year.
at what point would you consider that girdled tree good for firewood? ignoring the general rule of letting it dry out, I'm more concerned with herbicide remnants, as i can't imagine they'd be good to breathe in
Old timers in Northern climates used to girdle the tree, let the leaves suck it dry and leave it standing till they needed the wood in the middle of a snowy winter. Leaf dried and standing dead.
I worked in southern Oregon on a brush cutting crew for a few years. Being on the coast, most of the jobs we did were gorse (highly invasive). I hated having to blast everything we cut with herbicide, but it's literally the only way to make sure it's dead enough to keep in check. Poisons still don't kill all of it without diligence.
In pastures you can flush cut and mow the sprouts a few times and they can eventually give up. I do this with mesquites in the pastures. Its not always practical in the wooded areas but it allows us to not use herbicides in our fields
Btw- I started following you on Instagram because of following California native plant society, UC Davis arboretum. (🤫 Now you’re my favorite) Thanks for all you do for this earth.
Any idea for killing English Ivy? It's climbing my trees like crazy, and though I cut the vines and pulled away what I could up as far as I can reach... It didn't work I have no idea what herbicide to use, or if that will help.
Try to get at the roots of it and also destroy any new growth you see also when tearing it down id lay a tarp or two down to catch any seeds or anything that can start more of them
@@firefly6396 many thanks! It sticks to the tree trunks and doesn't pull off easily (if at all) so since cutting alone didn't work, I'll cut, use herbicide on the ends, and put a tarp down around to kill any new growth. Thanks again! 😊
Have you tried Round Up/glyphosate? I know some people are squeamish about using it, but it's a general use/non selective herbicide. You can also get 20% vinegar and use that as a defoliant. Some companies make a ready mixed version of it as an herbicide, with dye and surfactant mixed in. It doesn't kill it from the root, but if you keep defoliating it, the roots will eventually run out of stored energy.
Is this what I'd use to get rid of the Tree of Heaven that came with my house. The main tree has been taken down to about 12' ft by the power but in certain that its gonna grow back fast. I NEED TO GET RID OF THEM !!!
As someone who lived in a neighborhood decorated with Bradford Pears, I understand completely. I mean, I'm no angel and the smell of an adult theater isn't foreign to me but you know, time and place.
I dig a trench, build a fire over the stump and then use, used motor oil as a fuel source for the fire. 3 tasks in one go, I get rid of used motor oil, I get rid of a stump and it don’t grow back. Of course I only do this on my property.
Use a 50/50 mixture of Garlon 3A & water. Spray the stump preferably within 5 to 10 minutes after cutting. Give it a second squirt after another 10 or 15 minutes for good luck. I sometimes will use the tip of the bar to cut shallow grooves into the face of the stump & any surface roots. I then liberally spray more herbicide into these depressions to help ensure that the job gets done. I had some "Tree of Heaven" on my woodlot, & was successful in removing them.
QUESTION- We are trying to go native on our small city property. We had a Chinese tallow tree cut down and stump removed just over a year ago. Now we’re chasing suckers due to the root system. What is the best solution?
What my neighbours did to kill a tree was cut it down drilled holes and poured a mixture of salt and buttermilk into them, oddly enough it worked for them
Some local bastard broke into our Victorian Public Gardens and girdled several trees. They were trying to save them, but the last that I’ve read, it didn’t look promising. Absolutely pointless, beyond wanton destruction.
Any suggestions besides herbicide? I have a invasive bush that's planted in sandy soil that spreads(by roots) like crazy because it does not have any competition. Cutting it back multiple times does not work and herbicide is not sold to consumers directly, and also planning to use the area for edible landscaping and near a natual well/watershed. Could I tarp the area for a year?
Look I'm a kid and it's late. That's the only thing I can say to justify this statement, but... Man said help the ecosystem, by killing trees. Now, I'm sure there's a reason why these types of trees are harmful or a reason it would be a good thing to cut them down... but you didn't explain it, so it leaves people like me who are ignorant to the situation wondering why. Now, in an act of wisdom, I will go and research this particular type of tree; however, most people won't. So next time I'd appreciate if you elaborated on the issue before continuing to explain how to solve it. Good vid man. This is the type of knowledge I would probably never use, but is just good to have.
Are you worried at all about herbicides getting into the ecosystem through water runoff and becoming a problem through biomagnification? Why is this preferable over burning? Thanks for your channel!
You can also cut the stump near the ground than take a 1 inch drill and drill holes in the stump and pour salt down the holes and the salt will kill the stump and roots. Thanks.
When you cut a trees flush with the ground or thereabouts and you found some steel nails in it most of the time that will kill whatever species tree it is and keep it from re-sprouting. Thereby eliminating the need to use herbicides.
Crazy how different managment methods are over there, I live in western Washington state which is actially considered a rainforest so our issues are a little different. We got issues with tree monocultures, not enough old growth trees, not enough trees near rivers, and others but generally we dont kill trees.
I've been told you can cut a tree almost flush with the ground then drill some holes in the cut and dump Epson salt into the holes and they die off... true?
If i can remember correctly the inside tube of the tree is the phloem and transports plant available nutrients up and sugar down the tree And the outer tube is the xylem, which carries water up. Ive experimented in the overgrown mold forest with killing trees for resprouts without herbicide The easiest method is gashing a ring around the outside basically until you expose the diameter of the phloem and the xylem is completely severed. The tree will dehydrate and get eaten by mushrooms and a wind storm will knock it down. Ive been doing these experiments to learn as much as possible about building soil, managing species and increasing productive biomass. My end of life goal is to own a massive pig or chicken farm in the forest
Rip it out, grind it out, burn it out, or chemicals. These days, those are the only solutions to removing tree stumps and preventing the resprouting of hardy species. Two require heavy equipment that isn't always feasible, one is dangerous, and the other (these days) is really rather convenient (and doesn't hurt the environment when used properly).
I have property, we’ll family owned property in North Carolina and I see how useful your experience would be in maintaining and preserving what we have here in the Croatan. Have you ever been to Eastern NC? Specifically the Croatan… there’s a tradition of letting wildlife take over and then be removed by natural and artificial processes of controlled burning to protect long leaf pine species. I think there’s a business opportunity here to be used and let alone the scientific research that is accessible. You should visit NC if not!
The reason only the outer layer of the tree is sprayed is because that is the only part of the tree that actually grows. This is the "Cambium layer." It's quite frankly, the only part of the tree that's actually alive, in the trunky parts. For spreaders like that damn Bradford Pear, the herbicide is an absolute necessity. For most of the non-spreaders, simply girdling the tree will kill it. I see people killing their Roses by girdling them with their weed-eaters all the time.
making a deep vertical cut with the chainsaw in the shape of a + filled with potassium nitrate works wonders. it takes less than 2 years for the stump to turn to punk
What's that herbicide called again goes a bit too fast for me to catch it. Had a honey locust cut down a few years ago and it won't give up on life. Darn thing has more life in it now that it's cut down than when it was standing. It has some pretty impressive thorns I don't want anyone to get hurt on. Read some of the comments maybe herbicide isn't the best option here, we live in a borough.
Bradford pear is good for firewood lot if you got the room....ain't worth spit for ornamental use....stinky blooms, weak branch structure.....but grows fast and burns good.
I have a yard full of live oaks, I swear it's a vine, not a tree. It's like it's all one plant. I had one taken out a few years back and they flush-cut it. I have been pulling the sprouts off it ever since. I could start a nursery from that one stump.
Just a heads up. Be careful with the concentrated Triclopyr acid. (Timbrel is what we used to use.) I got some on my skin when washing bottles for recycling and it left an unusual not svært, but time, wrinkly part of my hand that's never fully recovered.
I’ve noticed a handful of states are outlawing the planting of Bradford pears. Hope we end up with a sea of native species.
We just have to work day by day
We won’t.
Bradford pears are smelly, brittle trees that break apart during storms. Don't plant them. They are not native.
I have one that's by my house and I understand why they r banned in Ohio. 1 wind gust and it split in half and landed on me, my dad and my brothers car. But the other half just won't fall and we working on getting it cut down
@@garyp3644 the Bradford pear tree in front of my house fell on my house almost hit my daughter. Thank goodness everyone was safe.
okay. but you looked straight like a villain in that first shot lol
He just gets so excited about killing Bradford Pears
Keeping ecosystems safe gets harder and harder. Just invasive flora everywhere.
The ecosystem is constantly changing and don't care about extinct. You want to preserve your actual eco system as is, but this is not how nature works.
@@alx252 I used tu think like that to lol, I don’t have time to waste explaining something that’d probably just be ignored, so I’ll just recommend you search it up
Bradford pear is one of the worst trees ever. - arborist
agreed. - person with allergies
I’d also like to nominate the eucalyptus tree on this list (at least in non-native areas like CA). They grow like weeds, their roots destroy everything, they resprout when cut and are super hard to kill, and I’ve seen them drop branches that are bigger than many trees. Those branches will take out power lines, power poles, other trees, houses, cars and fences.
Maybe worst of all, they will out compete native sequoias and redwoods.
it's very pretty when it blooms, other than that.. whoever thought it was a good idea to bring here, I hope is burning in a special place of environmental hell
@@Binford2500oh we should 100% let eucalyptus trees grow rampant in every city and neighborhood, we gotta downsize the amount of space humans inhabit.
OMG the girdeling! I am doing this instead this year. In Wisconsin we battle buckthorn on our property and it is such a pain to cut down, all we have is a hand saw and sawsall. The girdeling would have saved me so much time and energy! That is what I am doing this year.
Make sure you do any of this in the fall when it pulls the herbicide down. Doing it in the Spring or Summer will not be effective. You may know that already. I’ve cleared 5 acres of buckthorn. You don’t really need to completely girdle a buckthorn. Just a few slashes( in the fall) treated with herbicide will kill it over winter.
All you need to girdel is an axe. Chop around the tree and then again an inch or two above or below the first, then make sure you remove the wood between the two cuts. If you don't have Herbicide you can use diesel fuel.
Buckthorn is the worst! Its a constant battle for us.
Dude I love these, we need more creators like you
Been fighting Yaupon Holly here at my place in East Texas. Started with pulling up the stumps with my tractor. Works, but very slow, so gave up. Next just cut. Not good, comes back better than ever. Researching, I found out about Tryclopyr/diesel mix. Works great. Next step is bringing back fire. Been on several burns and taken a burn managers course. We are going to do a small test burn in a couple of weeks. End goal is to bring this property back to a pine woods savanna.
...pine woods FOREST
... its better and is the correct use of words.
How'd that burn go my man?
@@inkySaccharine Thanks for asking. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to burn.
@@Anzeljaeg Historically, the part of East Texas where my property is located was a pine tree savanna. The absence of fire has turned it into the piney woods thicket. My goal is to clear out the underbrush and use prescribed fire to return my little piece of land back to a pine tree savanna.
Thanks for the information… did a deep dive, your project will aid 100s of endangered species of animals and plants and return to its native existence. Will you control burn? Does this cause issue with your community and neighbors? Best of luck
I always burn the stump, then i dig up the roots. I havent had a resprout yet.
I tried the burn..not great results. Now I drill into it with a wood auger, pour molasses in there & the ants take care of it in about a year
Kahle’s son says hi
My grandfather had a different technique for getting rid of trees and keeping them from regrowing.
We called it the kaboom method.
Ye olden dynamite
Its 4 months later and i cant sleep. You gave me a huge laugh, thank you
Down with the Bradford pears!!!! Love your content!!
They use girdling a lot in the Dutch dunes to, if i remember, mostly renew places by creating deadwood for insects and decay.
Instead of using poisoning, Drill holes and us SALT!
What type of herbicide do you recommend? Everything I grew up using is nowadays proven to either ruin your soil long term or cause cancer
What hes using here is perfect. triclopyr is good against killing root and stem sprouting trees and its selective so its not going to affect the ground health as its just a growth regulator that mimics an auxin used for growth. This mimic causes the plant or tree to kill itself by confusing its natural growth pattern and pace with flooding of false synthetic signals to the plant/tree.
The EPA actually paid us to fell a 3 acre area on our property. They had someone come and mark out the trees and we cut and left the ones that were marked. One of the big problems in the north east is the trees grow so tall and make such a thick canopy that light can't reach the forest floor preventing smaller plants and trees from growing, a lot of species depend on thick underbrush for homes and foraging. Also the area is subject to high winds that will knock over trees and a lot of animals depend on those fallen tree's for homes and foraging. By cutting trees you allow the forest to regrow and semi artificially create homes for more animals.
The EPA, not the DNR, Forestry Division?
@@Urbicide that's who they had come out and mark the trees but the actual funding was from the EPA project.
@@richardmoore609 Interesting.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have an acre of Bradford and Privett and Sweet gum to clear. It is so thick with saplings we can't get through it. I'm trying keep the desirable trees.
I love the Bradford Pear but understand completely how they gotta go. We cut a lot of trees on my golf course and I've been showing the guys what's best for the courses ecosystem and that helps the course look better and more natural. All thanks to you.
golf course and ecosystem don't belong in the same sentence.
that Tordon RTU is very effective but stays in the ground a long time. My boss would warn customers using it to their backyard if they had pets children or was planning to plant a garden and grind the stump if possible
Gerdeling is also great to kill trees you want to harvest for firewood. Dry them out as dead standing for 2 yrs. Buck and split and you can burn them that year.
at what point would you consider that girdled tree good for firewood? ignoring the general rule of letting it dry out, I'm more concerned with herbicide remnants, as i can't imagine they'd be good to breathe in
I love the smile at the end and then another smile and another smirk it was great
U need a little stump grinder so u don't have to use poison
I like how almost every video the Bradford Pear Shows Up
Ahh, a distinguished gentleman who has disdain for the bradford pear as well - Most excellent! 🧐
Me also hate cum tree
What’s the latest on American chestnut? Hard to believe 1/3 of our eastern forest were American chestnut. Are the hybrid ones being planted?
unfortunately after the white man destroyed the eastern American forest things will sadly never be the same again.
Hybrids are available. Looks like there is more movement right now for GMO chestnuts
Thank you! Responsibly applied, follow the GD directions and do the work!
Man I love this channel.
Old timers in Northern climates used to girdle the tree, let the leaves suck it dry and leave it standing till they needed the wood in the middle of a snowy winter. Leaf dried and standing dead.
This is what I do for a job! It's really fun but lots of trees look like natives, so you really have to understand the differences between trees
I identify so strongly with the first shot 😂
Dang we need our wolves back in the midwest!
Can't wait for uninformed normies to downvote this video thinking all trees are good.
Lol. I see you everywhere on this guys videos 😂
Man it's so frustrating, 'save the trees' monkeys screaming about cutting trees down that are causing harm, have rot, or are diseased.
I once read somewhere you can also drive a copper nail into the root of a tree you want gone. No clue If it really works though...
Sounds like the eldrich method
Where do people find copper nails? 🤷
@@johnharvey5412hardware store
I really wish I knew this! I'm gonna use this as I've been battling some trees and bushes I've been trying to kill
Just be not dumb with the herbicide, don't want to make the environment worse
You think YOU can tell this man anything about the environment? LOL
@@Automedon2 I interpereted his comment as being directed at viewers
I worked in southern Oregon on a brush cutting crew for a few years. Being on the coast, most of the jobs we did were gorse (highly invasive). I hated having to blast everything we cut with herbicide, but it's literally the only way to make sure it's dead enough to keep in check. Poisons still don't kill all of it without diligence.
In pastures you can flush cut and mow the sprouts a few times and they can eventually give up. I do this with mesquites in the pastures. Its not always practical in the wooded areas but it allows us to not use herbicides in our fields
cool
Thank you for these options!!
Btw- I started following you on Instagram because of following California native plant society, UC Davis arboretum. (🤫 Now you’re my favorite) Thanks for all you do for this earth.
Okay but why did you have to bring the Vsauce energy
The John Wick of trees
Very useful advice, thanks!
Girdling alone will kill the tree. You do not need herbicide.
Any idea for killing English Ivy? It's climbing my trees like crazy, and though I cut the vines and pulled away what I could up as far as I can reach... It didn't work I have no idea what herbicide to use, or if that will help.
Try to get at the roots of it and also destroy any new growth you see also when tearing it down id lay a tarp or two down to catch any seeds or anything that can start more of them
@@firefly6396 many thanks! It sticks to the tree trunks and doesn't pull off easily (if at all) so since cutting alone didn't work, I'll cut, use herbicide on the ends, and put a tarp down around to kill any new growth. Thanks again! 😊
Have you tried Round Up/glyphosate? I know some people are squeamish about using it, but it's a general use/non selective herbicide. You can also get 20% vinegar and use that as a defoliant. Some companies make a ready mixed version of it as an herbicide, with dye and surfactant mixed in. It doesn't kill it from the root, but if you keep defoliating it, the roots will eventually run out of stored energy.
English Ivy had thick waxy leaves that are resistant to most herbicides.
yank chop and burn. you'll get there faster than you think
Is that poison bad for the Forrest or ?
Is this what I'd use to get rid of the Tree of Heaven that came with my house. The main tree has been taken down to about 12' ft by the power but in certain that its gonna grow back fast. I NEED TO GET RID OF THEM !!!
As someone who lived in a neighborhood decorated with Bradford Pears, I understand completely. I mean, I'm no angel and the smell of an adult theater isn't foreign to me but you know, time and place.
Does anyone know if the trick with copper nails works?
Bruh that one frame
I thought a Bradford pear was like a regular pear tree... Why would anyone plant a useless tree...
Debarking at the base also leaves dead stand, depending on species
Girdling is the process of cutting the bark around the circumference of the tree.
I dig a trench, build a fire over the stump and then use, used motor oil as a fuel source for the fire. 3 tasks in one go, I get rid of used motor oil, I get rid of a stump and it don’t grow back. Of course I only do this on my property.
do you please have any tips for Ailanthus 😭 even with herbicided stumps or girdling, they shoot up like mad as soon as you hurt them
Those are the worst. They are like monsters.
What type of herbicide are you using?
Use a 50/50 mixture of Garlon 3A & water. Spray the stump preferably within 5 to 10 minutes after cutting. Give it a second squirt after another 10 or 15 minutes for good luck. I sometimes will use the tip of the bar to cut shallow grooves into the face of the stump & any surface roots. I then liberally spray more herbicide into these depressions to help ensure that the job gets done. I had some "Tree of Heaven" on my woodlot, & was successful in removing them.
Savage. I love it
QUESTION- We are trying to go native on our small city property. We had a Chinese tallow tree cut down and stump removed just over a year ago. Now we’re chasing suckers due to the root system. What is the best solution?
What my neighbours did to kill a tree was cut it down drilled holes and poured a mixture of salt and buttermilk into them, oddly enough it worked for them
Some local bastard broke into our Victorian Public Gardens and girdled several trees. They were trying to save them, but the last that I’ve read, it didn’t look promising. Absolutely pointless, beyond wanton destruction.
Thank you for finally giving me a way to get rid of this pesky mulberry bush growing way to close to the house
Are any of these techniques can be used on one unwanted Oak tree? to dry and not to fall because is in the house property. Any advice thanks!
Any suggestions besides herbicide? I have a invasive bush that's planted in sandy soil that spreads(by roots) like crazy because it does not have any competition. Cutting it back multiple times does not work and herbicide is not sold to consumers directly, and also planning to use the area for edible landscaping and near a natual well/watershed. Could I tarp the area for a year?
Look I'm a kid and it's late. That's the only thing I can say to justify this statement, but... Man said help the ecosystem, by killing trees. Now, I'm sure there's a reason why these types of trees are harmful or a reason it would be a good thing to cut them down... but you didn't explain it, so it leaves people like me who are ignorant to the situation wondering why. Now, in an act of wisdom, I will go and research this particular type of tree; however, most people won't. So next time I'd appreciate if you elaborated on the issue before continuing to explain how to solve it. Good vid man. This is the type of knowledge I would probably never use, but is just good to have.
Me with magnesium rod: only way? I think not
Are you worried at all about herbicides getting into the ecosystem through water runoff and becoming a problem through biomagnification? Why is this preferable over burning? Thanks for your channel!
Actually, a Bush hog will kill if cut during dry summer weather. No rain 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after, temps over 30C.
It would be cool if there was a type of wood loving fungus mushroom, that you could plant inside stumps that would take them over and destroy them
You can also cut the stump near the ground than take a 1 inch drill and drill holes in the stump and pour salt down the holes and the salt will kill the stump and roots. Thanks.
When you cut a trees flush with the ground or thereabouts and you found some steel nails in it most of the time that will kill whatever species tree it is and keep it from re-sprouting. Thereby eliminating the need to use herbicides.
Girdling is genius.. provides habitat for woodpeckers and owls!
I read the title as "kill teens" and I thought it was a horror movie parody lol
Crazy how different managment methods are over there, I live in western Washington state which is actially considered a rainforest so our issues are a little different. We got issues with tree monocultures, not enough old growth trees, not enough trees near rivers, and others but generally we dont kill trees.
I've been told you can cut a tree almost flush with the ground then drill some holes in the cut and dump Epson salt into the holes and they die off... true?
No.
Considering epsom salts are mostly water I think that would probably help the tree grow back
I use undiluted glyphosate on kudzu and privet after I injure the plant. Is Tryclopear a better choice?
Yes it is. Especially when it's oil based.
If i can remember correctly the inside tube of the tree is the phloem and transports plant available nutrients up and sugar down the tree
And the outer tube is the xylem, which carries water up.
Ive experimented in the overgrown mold forest with killing trees for resprouts without herbicide
The easiest method is gashing a ring around the outside basically until you expose the diameter of the phloem and the xylem is completely severed.
The tree will dehydrate and get eaten by mushrooms and a wind storm will knock it down.
Ive been doing these experiments to learn as much as possible about building soil, managing species and increasing productive biomass.
My end of life goal is to own a massive pig or chicken farm in the forest
Ps im in north east ct and the native ecosystem is supposed to be an american red oak savannah
Pps i love you
Xylem and phloem are on the same layer, the inner wood is the “dead” vascular layer and mostly structural
Also a few copper nails in the trees also works to kill them standing. In case you dont wanna buy a chainsaw, sprayer, and herbicide.
I've cut deep crosses in stumps of undesirable trees and filled up the cuts with ice melt, it works well
we basically do the exact same thing with scotch broom over here in Washington in the Conservation Corps!
One man fighting the good fight
Rip it out, grind it out, burn it out, or chemicals. These days, those are the only solutions to removing tree stumps and preventing the resprouting of hardy species. Two require heavy equipment that isn't always feasible, one is dangerous, and the other (these days) is really rather convenient (and doesn't hurt the environment when used properly).
I have property, we’ll family owned property in North Carolina and I see how useful your experience would be in maintaining and preserving what we have here in the Croatan. Have you ever been to Eastern NC? Specifically the Croatan… there’s a tradition of letting wildlife take over and then be removed by natural and artificial processes of controlled burning to protect long leaf pine species. I think there’s a business opportunity here to be used and let alone the scientific research that is accessible. You should visit NC if not!
Why Haven’t I ever herd of Bradford pears in north east Georgia? We do have crazy privet wisteria and kudzu though
Have you tried drilling the stump with 1-1 1/2 drill and packing the holes with a high nitrogen fertilizer?
The reason only the outer layer of the tree is sprayed is because that is the only part of the tree that actually grows.
This is the "Cambium layer." It's quite frankly, the only part of the tree that's actually alive, in the trunky parts.
For spreaders like that damn Bradford Pear, the herbicide is an absolute necessity.
For most of the non-spreaders, simply girdling the tree will kill it.
I see people killing their Roses by girdling them with their weed-eaters all the time.
The first and last shot 😂
You should also cover the safety techniques you are using while doing this so ppl don't just go around spraying this on everything!
making a deep vertical cut with the chainsaw in the shape of a + filled with potassium nitrate works wonders. it takes less than 2 years for the stump to turn to punk
So you only have to girdle one branch of the trunk? Can it be any herbicide? There's a privet thicket that I would love to do something about
Must be an herbicide labeled for dicots, woody growth, etc. Try and girdle at the point of trunk where all branching meets if it's above-ground.
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What's that herbicide called again goes a bit too fast for me to catch it.
Had a honey locust cut down a few years ago and it won't give up on life. Darn thing has more life in it now that it's cut down than when it was standing. It has some pretty impressive thorns I don't want anyone to get hurt on.
Read some of the comments maybe herbicide isn't the best option here, we live in a borough.
Would the girdling work with silver maple?
Most trees you gotta do it in the first 3 seconds to provide a more effective murder
Autumn Olive and Russian olive. I would love to do this to the Chinese Cork trees in our HOA woods.
Bradford pear is good for firewood lot if you got the room....ain't worth spit for ornamental use....stinky blooms, weak branch structure.....but grows fast and burns good.
The look from the first Guy could kill a tree 😁
I have a yard full of live oaks, I swear it's a vine, not a tree. It's like it's all one plant. I had one taken out a few years back and they flush-cut it. I have been pulling the sprouts off it ever since. I could start a nursery from that one stump.
What herbicide are you using? I need to get rid of a bunch of Camphor trees , Chinese Tallow, Privet and about 5 acres of Congress.
Just a heads up. Be careful with the concentrated Triclopyr acid. (Timbrel is what we used to use.) I got some on my skin when washing bottles for recycling and it left an unusual not svært, but time, wrinkly part of my hand that's never fully recovered.
What type or brand of TRICLOPYR do you recommend?🤔
So you cut down the girdled ones after they're dead? Just curious. Got some Russian Olive I need to kill and they're buggers to kill.
Dead dry trees are perfect torches tho
Depending on the species different metals can poison and kill a tree. Just a few nails or sheets.
How do I stop sucker from popping out all over the place without killing the actual tree you want?
If you inbed copper into the stump (either copper nail or wire) it will poison the tree no need for herbicides