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Started by ohiowoodchuck, March 03, 2014, 08:41:36 PM

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ohiowoodchuck

I have found some tree of heaven on my farm. I have a plan from my forester on how to get rid of it. I was wanting to hear some of your guys experiences in removing it. I am going to use crossbow and soak the first two feet of trunk with it.  Is this a good way or is there a better herbicide out there?  Some areas are thick with it but only a couple feet tall, I was thinking a mixture of crossbow and round up max and just spray the canopy as it's mixed in with thorn bush.
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Claybraker

I don't have much, but when I find it, usually I foliar spray it with Imazapyr. Seems to work well. Mostly I'm targeting hardwoods in a pine plantation, so that may not work in your application.

One concern I'd have with Crossbow is it's mostly 2,4D with some Triclopyr ester. A handy dandy chart I've been using is this one: http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/0051.html

According to that, Triclopyr is pretty effective, but 2,4D isn't. It might be more cost effective to use Garlon 4 or a generic with more Triclopyr.

VT_Forestry

I fill a spray bottle with Pathway and hack-n-squirt em - yellow leaves in a couple days.  Pathway is made by Dow AgroSciences and is 5.4% picloram and 20.9% 2,4-D.  In Vietnam, when Agent Orange wasn't available, they used Agent White, which was a 4:1 mixture of 2,4-D and picloram (pretty much the ratio of Pathway).  Works for me  :D
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ohiowoodchuck

I have it on a area that was select cut pretty hard about 10 years ago then the windstorm we had in Ohio back in 2012 took down alot of the remaining timber on the ridge that i'm finding it on. I have a really nice stand of white oak regeneration going in these areas. I just don't want to hurt them, granted it's not something I will see a profit on in my lifetime, but I'm taking it into account for my sons future. Like I mentioned earlier alot of them are not very tall 2-4ft but I did find one that was about 6'' at the base and probably about 10ft tall but it looked like the wind had blowed it over on the ground and it is now growing length wise with the ground. I don't want to waste time fighting this stuff, I want to do it right the first time. Dealing with the ticks and chiggers in June will be enough for me.
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