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Hack and spray time
Posted on 2/17/26 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 2/17/26 at 4:24 pm
Target is Gumball trees and Pines. What’s your go to?
Kudzu is on the menu also
Kudzu is on the menu also
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Posted on 2/17/26 at 6:00 pm to Fencepimp
Highly recommend grabbing a tietoc 6in hand held chainsaw off amazon for the hacking part. Roughly $30. Had mine for 3yrs and it keeps eating
Posted on 2/17/26 at 6:01 pm to Fencepimp
For gum, use imazapyr
For kudzu, use metsulfuron methyl
For kudzu, use metsulfuron methyl
Posted on 2/17/26 at 6:28 pm to Fencepimp
I prefer girdle and spray so I can fell a tree or terminate it standing. Works well with one person on chain saw, the other with a squirt bottle. I’ve used garlon 3A with good results killing gum and hackberry mostly
Posted on 2/17/26 at 6:57 pm to Fencepimp
I thought hacknsquirt was best done in summer and early fall since the sap is headed back toward the roots. I did some in the spring and got very poor results. May've been other factors at play though.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 7:09 pm to PetroAg
This time if year girdle and spray is more effective than hack and squirt.
Hack and squirt is more effective in the fall(Late August to Early October) when sap is going to the roots in preparation for winter. Leaves will start to turn brown in a couple of weeks.
Craig Harper Cocktail:
1. Triclopyr (Garlon 3A) - 50%
2. Water - 40%
3. Imazapyr (Arsenal AC) - 10%
Mix in that other or it will gel.
Hack and squirt is more effective in the fall(Late August to Early October) when sap is going to the roots in preparation for winter. Leaves will start to turn brown in a couple of weeks.
Craig Harper Cocktail:
1. Triclopyr (Garlon 3A) - 50%
2. Water - 40%
3. Imazapyr (Arsenal AC) - 10%
Mix in that other or it will gel.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 7:24 pm to Fencepimp
Assuming you want to cut saplings I'd use a brush cutter (HD string trimmer) with an 8-9" blade. I use an old Stihl FS250 with a 9" blade that has a chainsaw like cutters on it.
If buying new I think I'd buy an Echo or other, make sure you buy a two stroke and not a 4 stroke/mix engine
If buying new I think I'd buy an Echo or other, make sure you buy a two stroke and not a 4 stroke/mix engine
Posted on 2/17/26 at 9:56 pm to TopekaTiger
I’m seeing guys using a cordless drill with a large bit also these days. Guess they’re drilling down into the tree and filling the hole with Arsenal.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 7:04 am to Bayou Ken
Starting to see sap pushing hard on hornbeams in Wilkinson county, but I think gums are still ripe for hack and squirt. I’ll girdle if the tree is over about 15”. Smaller trees get enough hatchet whacks.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 7:33 am to Bayou Ken
Second this.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:12 am to TopekaTiger
Do you happen to know if these will work with Milwaukee M18 batteries? They look very similar.
This post was edited on 2/18/26 at 8:13 am
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:19 am to Fencepimp
We are overrun with Honey Locust trees. I used to go to war with them every spring. They won. They are the most hardy trees I've ever encountered.
I planted thousands of oaks over the years and they seem to be crowding them out finally. Took years though.
I planted thousands of oaks over the years and they seem to be crowding them out finally. Took years though.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 8:03 am to Fencepimp
Now that I am out of the lease, I do not miss privet AT ALL!
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