Wednesday at 12:43 PM / Japanese barberry #1 C chugger172 New member Joined Oct 12, 2006 Messages 16 Does anyone have any good method of getting rid of Japanese barberry? My woods are becoming infested. I don't want to use chemicals. Loaded with rocks.
Does anyone have any good method of getting rid of Japanese barberry? My woods are becoming infested. I don't want to use chemicals. Loaded with rocks.
Wednesday at 3:46 PM / Japanese barberry #2 MossRoad Super Moderator Joined Aug 31, 2001 Messages 58,089 Location South Bend, Indiana (near) Tractor Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year A car jumped a curb and took out 6 of them at my old house.... pretty fast! But seriously.... Do you have a tractor with FEL? You could use a root bucket quite effectively if you can get in there. No chemicals is gonna be a lot of work.
A car jumped a curb and took out 6 of them at my old house.... pretty fast! But seriously.... Do you have a tractor with FEL? You could use a root bucket quite effectively if you can get in there. No chemicals is gonna be a lot of work.
Wednesday at 7:49 PM / Japanese barberry #3 DIYOrangeDave Bronze Member Joined Jan 5, 2019 Messages 88 Location Centre Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada Tractor Kubota BX25D-1 I only had one and my back hoe popped it right out. That was 2 years ago and it hasn’t returned.
Wednesday at 7:55 PM / Japanese barberry #4 N ning Elite Member Joined Mar 30, 2017 Messages 3,677 Location Northern California Tractor Branson 3520h Apparently they can regrow from root fragments, otherwise I'd say yank them. Sounds like digging time.
Apparently they can regrow from root fragments, otherwise I'd say yank them. Sounds like digging time.
Friday at 7:48 PM / Japanese barberry #5 J Jstpssng Epic Contributor Joined Aug 7, 2005 Messages 22,455 Location Maine Tractor Kubota L3301 Dig them, preferably before the berries ripen. Then keep after them. Once the fruit is red, birds spread it everywhere.
Dig them, preferably before the berries ripen. Then keep after them. Once the fruit is red, birds spread it everywhere.