Any suggestions on killing prickly pear beyond digging up their roots?

I’ve never had a problem with them. If they are really bothering me I just chop them with a machete.

You feel like a ninja slicing through them.

I still have my grand father’s pear burner setup. That lasted way beyond the 50’s because I remember burning them in the mid 90’s.

Dr Craig Harper cocktail. It’ll kill a gumball tree so a prickly pear should be a cakewalk.

I'm using that on kudzu. Cut some 2 weeks ago, cut more last week and will be cutting more tomorrow most likely.

I cut the vine at the base and with a spray bottle spray the herbicide on the base of the vine. I'm hoping it works well. I cut some vines the size of my wrist.


Also, triclopyr will kill sweet gum. You spray the leaves on the tree, it will die. I have a spot on my land that has a lot of kudzu growing over a bunch of sweet gums.

it's killing the trees. Actually have been using Crossbow on it which is a mix of triclopyr and glyphosate.

be careful with the Imazapyr, it's soil active and can damage trees you might be treating something else near or under

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Its 21 acres in central texas. I wouldn't go as far as saying they're taking over anything , but they are definitely there. If you cut them they just resprout

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What about mowing then spraying?

Going good. I bought a second property and its
almost done.

Crossbow is 2,4D plus Triclopyr

i take it you dont have an applicators license? If you do or know someone who has it, Surmount will take them out with ease.

If not, Remedy (triclopyr) and diesel will do it but concentration level is debateable. Stuff aint cheap so i wouldnt mix more than 10% concentrate for basal spray to start.