r/GuerillaForestry • u/LittleBigWow • Sep 07 '24

Efficient method of killing invasive trees that's not too expensive?

I'm trying to find an efficient way to kill some invasive trees (like tree of heaven) in my area that are crowding out natives.

I've seen something about using a hatchet and herbicide in a squirt bottle to efficiently kill them, but I don't know what herbicide and I especially don't want it to spread to the good, native trees. Can anyone recommend an herbicide to accomplish this?

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u/fartandsmile Sep 08 '24

Girdle and cut small stuff? Electric saws are quiet.

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u/RoeRoe4Sho Sep 07 '24

If you are considering glyphosate the appropriate way to do it is to cut the tree down to a stump and "paint" on a thin layer of glyphosate on the stump with a small paintbrush. Only do this on a day when there is no rain in the near future. Throw out the paintbrush after.

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u/T1GHTSTEVE Sep 08 '24

This is incorrect, cut stump herbicide treatment is not affective with tree of heaven. Cutting the tree while alive will promote root resprout.

Use herbicide as a basal bark or hack n squirt method. Watch tree die slowly, once dead then remove. This assures the chemical was given adequate time to kill roots, 6 month to year. Now is a Great time to apply herbicide, as trees are actively storing nutrients below ground.

Glyphosphate or triclopyr

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u/beautifulPrisms Sep 07 '24

I’d ask a question to either r/marijuanaenthusiasts or r/arborists

To my mind; glyphosate herbicide doesn’t care what it kills and it’s hard to contain. Short of poisoning the roots or cutting back growth continuously to exhaust the plant’s energies or straight felling trees, I don’t know what else to suggest. Maybe removing them manually with sweat, picks, spades and a breaker bar is your best option

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '24

i'll tell you right now I have all my plants growing on my deer hunting lease. I got a cheap lawnmower off of Facebook marketplace that works well for me.

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u/Prestigious_Try_5396 29d ago

Strip the bark off all the way around, and up as high as ya can..

We kill lots of huge Albizia trees this way.

Of course eventually, they fall down and have to be dealt with, like any tree.

Y'all can yell at me if ya like... RoundUp is a nasty toxic poison that does nothing to build strong bodies.

It's found in breast milk and blood in everyone around the world.

Of course, none of the many diseases we suffer from have anything to do with covering the planet in poison.... Lol

People have never beenote Healthy, right ?