I rake most summer and fall, B thorn is the only plant that you'll be able to rake over and is still standing. Ive not got the luxury of using power tools, but pulling the ones before they get a root system and you cant pull it anymore. Theyre the last plant thats really standing before winter. Rake it, pull it, spray. Early spring when the soils damp and loose its easier to pull em' . Definitely, DEFINITELY, lost the battle this year. Keep up the good fight,this stuff sucks.
I'm trying to identify a woody plant that's been spreading through my yard which I think is buckthorn (it does resemble it), but I'm not positive. Is there any particular features I should look for? I have not observed thorns on the stems.
It is much much more effected when you rip it straight from the roots, I will never understand chemical spraying, it’s proven to never be effective in the long term. Delay delay delay, if you put the work in early, you’ll save a lot of work later down the road.
my question is...cutting them off and placing herbicide on them....will not stop others from growing will it? why not spray the whole area so nothing grows back up...i am talking about a wooded area...not your yard...lol
I pull the little ones right out of the ground. Chop them up, and bag them. The big ones get dug up by the root, chopped up, and bagged. I HATE these things.
You CAN NOT grab Buckthorn like the guy in this video. there are thorns every where along the trunk as well as in the branches. It is dangerous to deal with.
Dangerous? Calm down Sally... I bet you're the guy doing 55 in the left lane on the freeway or you're too busy wrapping your vitals in bubble wrap lest a rogue honeybee flies into you.
Thanks for the heads up . Some people still got to learn the hard way. As arborists We wear thick but soft specialized Gray asbestos type gloves. Native Hawthorne Thorns are even more dangerous since besides getting a good poke they contain a chemical which screws up one's nerves for a few days. Disabilitating finger or even whole hand.
I'm looking for an individual Buckthorn that is sterile. In fact when doing a tree survey in front of the old Pullman train car manufacturing plant in Pullman neighborhood Chicago I discovered a 135 year old Hawthorne alongside a 135-year-old buckthorne. Also several of similar age growing in Douglas Park when we had done that locations tree species survey. Planted back when buckthorne along with tree of Heaven had been popular landscape choices. When buckthornes fully mature they do really look almost as good as a native Hawthorne.
I rake most summer and fall, B thorn is the only plant that you'll be able to rake over and is still standing. Ive not got the luxury of using power tools, but pulling the ones before they get a root system and you cant pull it anymore. Theyre the last plant thats really standing before winter. Rake it, pull it, spray. Early spring when the soils damp and loose its easier to pull em' . Definitely, DEFINITELY, lost the battle this year. Keep up the good fight,this stuff sucks.
I'm trying to identify a woody plant that's been spreading through my yard which I think is buckthorn (it does resemble it), but I'm not positive. Is there any particular features I should look for? I have not observed thorns on the stems.
Follow-up: definitely not buckthorn. Turned out what I had was Rose of Sharon
@@GrinningAries Sharon had poor taste in flowers.
@@GrinningAries, also known by the name hibiscus.
Was that Garlon Tree Aid?
tim smith Garlon 3A?
It is much much more effected when you rip it straight from the roots, I will never understand chemical spraying, it’s proven to never be effective in the long term. Delay delay delay, if you put the work in early, you’ll save a lot of work later down the road.
my question is...cutting them off and placing herbicide on them....will not stop others from growing will it? why not spray the whole area so nothing grows back up...i am talking about a wooded area...not your yard...lol
That chemical will kill the other trees too! Can't overuse it.
@@meganderic75 *can
I pull the little ones right out of the ground. Chop them up, and bag them.
The big ones get dug up by the root, chopped up, and bagged.
I HATE these things.
You CAN NOT grab Buckthorn like the guy in this video. there are thorns every where along the trunk as well as in the branches. It is dangerous to deal with.
tim smith They hurt like a bitch.
Dangerous? Calm down Sally... I bet you're the guy doing 55 in the left lane on the freeway or you're too busy wrapping your vitals in bubble wrap lest a rogue honeybee flies into you.
Work gloves should keep your hands uninjured and baby smooth.
Thanks for the heads up . Some people still got to learn the hard way. As arborists We wear thick but soft specialized Gray asbestos type gloves. Native Hawthorne Thorns are even more dangerous since besides getting a good poke they contain a chemical which screws up one's nerves for a few days. Disabilitating finger or even whole hand.
I wish they could come up with a specialized chemical that would just attack this particular plant.
I'm looking for an individual Buckthorn that is sterile. In fact when doing a tree survey in front of the old Pullman train car manufacturing plant in Pullman neighborhood Chicago I discovered a 135 year old Hawthorne alongside a 135-year-old buckthorne. Also several of similar age growing in Douglas Park when we had done that locations tree species survey. Planted back when buckthorne along with tree of Heaven had been popular landscape choices. When buckthornes fully mature they do really look almost as good as a native Hawthorne.