Removal of cattails ?

[darkday]

I read cutting them off about two inches below the water line will kill most of them after one or two cuttings. Makes sense but how would I go about doing that ?

Pulling them out wouldn't work because there are to many and this is covering to big of an area. What ever is to be done it has to be done with a machine of some sort.

 

[BTDT]

You say how deep your marsh is, but how big an area does it actually cover? I think that will help decide on what kind of solution you will need.

 

[MikeD74T]

I read cutting them off about two inches below the water line will kill most of them after one or two cuttings. Makes sense but how would I go about doing that ? quote]

Here's the way land was cleared in Australia & in Vietnam, possible something on a smaller scale with a cable or chain would be effective on cattails. SLWA Online Catalogue /All Locations MikeD74T

 

[dtd24]

Wow ball and chain technique. Thats pretty neat. It looks almost midevil. That sparked a thought. One long chain looped to both sides of tractor, would need some weight to sink down to the bottom. I dunno.

 

[darkday]

It's about 1/2 of an acre right now I think but I also have another marsh right now that's about 1 1/2-2 acres that will probably be done if I'm successful with the smaller one.

Not sure if I would be able to use a ball and chain or not will look into it.