[MAIPC] Honeysuckle management

[Randall, John L]

For invasive shrub removal in areas where we do not want to disturb the soil (e.g., flodplains, stream banks, etc.) we use either cut-and-paint or basal bark treatments followed by live-staking (using usually swamp dogwood or elderberry). The dying/dead/decomposing root mass of the invasives continues to stabilize the soil while the live stakes colonize the site.

Johnny Randall

Johnny Randall, Ph.D.
Director of Conservation Programs
North Carolina Botanical Garden
CB 3375
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC 27599
Office – 919-962-2380
Cell – 919-923-0100
www.ncbg.unc.edu<http://www.ncbg.unc.edu/>


From: MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org] On Behalf Of Toni Bailey
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 10:39 AM
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Subject: [MAIPC] Honeysuckle management

All:

I am working with a client who has large stands of bush honeysuckle on a slope within their property, which they hope to remove in the fall. We've heard about allelopathy in shrub honeysuckle and are wondering how this will affect new plants. Does anyone have experience with this? Will the substance persist in the soil after the plants are removed? They intend to re-plant with native shrubs. If new shrubs are planted soon after the honeysuckle is removed, are the new plants at risk?

Also, while the new plants are growing and filling in, they are considering planting bare areas with rye grass to hold the soil. Has anyone used this technique, and if so, do you have any pointers about it? Any recommendations for alternatives to hold the soil?

Thank you so much for any information you can share.

Best,
Toni Bailey

Toni Bailey
Gracefully Green, LLC
Sustainable Landscape Specialists
Silver Spring, Maryland   20910
voice:  301-279-0234
fax:     301-279-0134
www.gracefullygreen.com<http://www.gracefullygreen.com/>


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