I have started to remove vines that are trying to overcome some good size cedar trees. The cedars are well established, 20' tall , and run along the property line keeping my neighbors out of sight. Resistance seems futile. Any suggestions?
tiber said:Roundup is basically Diet Agent Orange and operates on foliage. If it's a plant which can do without foliage for a year or two, it'll need multiple applications. However, spraying roundup on is a heck of a lot safer than actually handling poison ivy.
I've got wild grape growing around the property edge and I'm really considering buying Round Up in 55 gallon drum format.
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tiber said:Whoa there roundup haters -
http://www.scotts.com/smg/catalog/p...&branPage=roundup&itemId=cat50102&id=cat50004
That's the product and it specifically lists poison ivy, poison oak, "tough brush", kudzu, etc.
I can understand people might not be a fan of it since it's not a silver bullet for brush problems, but they do make a product which works on it. I suppose I should have been more careful to specify what I was talking about rather than saying simply "Roundup".
travelindog said:2,4-D will do the trick on the vines. Use a sharp axe or machete to sliver the vine and apply a squirt in the cut. Wear rubber gloves & goggles. Use a plastic bag to keep solution off of trees (particularly open areas in bark) or it's probably goodbye tree. Will also work as a spray on some thick and populous vines, but follow directions.
I prefer to cut the vine at ground level and as high as I can reach, wait a year or so and then pull the vine down.
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