Habitat improvement / herbicide

[TheGman]

I have been trying to kill off Privet hedge etc however now I have begun to try to kill smaller sweet gum and poplar trees.
First eliminate as I dint like them and they do little to provide food or shelter.
Also opening up the hardwoods a bit , eliminate competition for nutrients, water and sun.

I bought Triclopyr 4 herbicide today, any experience? Supposed to be very good.
Hack and squirt or cut down and spray Cambrian line / stump.

ANy other suggestions as to improving the “mature woods” ?

BTW any luck hunting today?

 

[24on48hunting]

I’d save some of the poplar trees. I’ve seen deer eat Poplar leaves off of the ground.

 

[TheGman]

I’d save some of the poplar trees. I’ve seen deer eat Poplar leaves off of the ground.

Thanks I will avoid those.

 

[Vincent Vega]

In for suggestions as well. Every plan ever presented to me involved a controlled burn.

 

[TheGman]

I have 20+ acres scheduled for prescribed burn . I don’t want to burn hardwoods etc. I will update if I get other feedback elsewhere. My cousin who manages a large tract gave me advise on herbicide.

 

[Vincent Vega]

The dreaded sweet gum. Can you ask your cousin if sweet gum has any commercial value? Those darn things...if you cut one it springs back to life with a bunch of smaller ones at the tree stump. Ugh

 

[TheGman]

The dreaded sweet gum. Can you ask your cousin if sweet gum has any commercial value? Those darn things...if you cut one it springs back to life with a bunch of smaller ones at the tree stump. Ugh

He mentioned a few days ago that almost anything thats tall and straight has commercial value.

Now small sweet gums I am cutting, bent and twisted trees if not oak are gone.

I will ask and clarify. Also a small piece near me (34 acres) isn’t being cut this week so I will ask the loggers as well.
They started Thursday AM but stopped it appears due to rain (mud). They use one of my roads for access (by permission).

 

[bigearl68]

Yeah Remedy herbicide works well. Mix 3to1 diesel fuel/herbicide. Spray bottom 20 inches of woody plants/trees less than 3” diameter. It’ll hammer them pretty good.
Now I can’t help but take this opportunity to say thank you for improving your property for deer, but please shoot the damn things!!!

 

[TheGman]

Yeah Remedy herbicide works well. Mix 3to1 diesel fuel/herbicide. Spray bottom 20 inches of woody plants/trees less than 3” diameter. It’ll hammer them pretty good.
Now I can’t help but take this opportunity to say thank you for improving your property for deer, but please shoot the damn things!!!

LOL eating up your stuff I assume!

 

[Vincent Vega]

So revisiting this topic...can you apply the herbicide now or do they recommend you wait until the trees start budding?