[MAIPC] Ailanthus and Basalbark Treatment

Patricia Greenberg pgreenberg at reston.org
Wed Aug 12 07:30:49 PDT 2015


Hi Everyone,

Tree of Heaven is a big problem in Reston. Due to the make-up of our open space, in many areas surrounding recreational facilities and homeowner property, we cannot leave dead looking standing trees for months at a time. Residents complain and it reduces the "curb appeal" that the Association is trying to improve.

I would like your input on this matter. When applying Triclopyr in a basal bark treatment, how long does the tree need to stay before we can cut it down? (2 months? 6 months?)

In certain cases, I think we'll be forced to do a cut stump treatment instead. We typically use glyphosate at 20% on the stump. How problematic is this method with Ailanthus? I know it can be effective in killing the large tree but then we have runners to manage.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts,
Patricia


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Patricia Pearl Greenberg
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Reston Association
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