N80
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I've got a steep bank that is overgrown in small gum trees and briars. Too steep to bush hog. I've hand cut it several times and gums just come back thicker. Is now the time (i.e. right time of year) to try an herbicide?
Is now the time for RoundUp?
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ToadHill
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You need to wait until the plants are actively growing. Roundup needs to be taken up by the leaves and transported through the floum into the roots to kill the tree. The only way to get it to work without the leaves being on the tree is for you to cut several blaze's into the trunk and apply the roundup directly into the open wound.
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i use roundup, increase the mixture, and spray it on the stumps right after cutting...seems to work...if its in the "growing" stage of the year, roundup will
usually work: with the sap moving up as it is now, i would think it would do a good
job now.
heehaw
usually work: with the sap moving up as it is now, i would think it would do a good
job now.
heehaw
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N80
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The gums here are just starting to leaf out a little so I'll give it a week or two. Thanks guys. I have used it on fresh cut stumps (or brush-b-gone) and it works great, but I've had it with cutting these things. Too much work!
foggy1111
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I dont have any experience with gums.....but....FWIW we have buckthorn up our way that is hard to kill. Instead of the roundup we went to Tordon RU (a brush killer) that has been dynamite on our buckthorn problems.
What we have done is cut the buckthorn and "paint" the stump with it...for the most part....as my wife wanted it GONE. But when we have sprayed the foilage that worked well too. The "RU" stands for "Ready to Use" I'm told. I think I paid about 12 a quart at a seed / fertilizer store.
You may want to google it. Good luck. Now....if I could just get my neighbors to use it too.
DIRTROAD
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If you want to save a little $$, Try "Honcho" instead of roundup. It is considered the generic version and works just as well. Usually runs about half price too. If that is not strong enough mix in a little "Grazon" and you could kill just about anything. It is expensive though. Also a small controlled burn on your hillside will kill most hardwood species. Just my .02
Patriotic Stabilist
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I have a lot of stuff to trim around here and at a couple of rentals so we bought me a little pull behind tank that holds the weed killer you mix. It connects to your lawntractor battery for power and has the choice of a hand held sprayer or a strip across the back that sprays. I use it for the fence rows, really handy, came from Tractor Supply. It's a bit early yet to spray, I will soon.
You can tell my husband is never home, only every 8 weeks. I told him I will take care of things, just get me good equipment and he has.
You can tell my husband is never home, only every 8 weeks. I told him I will take care of things, just get me good equipment and he has.
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N80
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I was looking at Tractor Supply and they have a product called "Groundwork". It is glyphosphate just like Roundup except that it is 32% glyphosphate compared to 18% glyphosphate in Roundup brush killer. It costs about 1/4 less than Roundup. I wonder if the difference between 18 and 32% makes that much actual difference in killing power?
Edit: Honcho Plus is 41%
Edit: Honcho Plus is 41%
Kfbeal
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Another alternative to Roundup is Eraser, I think it's spelled that way. There's many variations of Roundup now, much cheaper and just as effective so don't be fooled into spending the extra money for the name. Many people don't know of the alternatives.
George, I had the same problem with Sassfras trees. I had cut down the larger ones and small ones would pop up all over from the roots of the larger one. No problem, I thought, I'll just spray them with regular Roundup. Well, 2 or 3 new ones popped up right along the side of the ones I killed with Roundup.
I could tell real quick that this was a loosing deal so I called the county ext. agent. His recommendation was to use a product that had triclopyr, triethylamine salt, as an active ingredient. It worked.
Most of the sprays that are labeled as brush killers, including the roots, have this ingredient.
I could tell real quick that this was a loosing deal
so I called the county ext. agent. His recommendation was to use a product that had triclopyr, triethylamine salt, as an active ingredient. It worked.Most of the sprays that are labeled as brush killers, including the roots, have this ingredient.
