[MAIPC] Where does a lay person acquire Pathfinder II?

[Richard Gardner]

  Ailanthus is easy.  Drill a 3/8 hole 1-2 inches deep every 2 inches of girth.  Spray in 50.2% Roundup (purple cap bottle).  Use smaller drill bits for smaller trees with holes closer together.  Leaves will turn yellow and start dropping within a week or so.   The alternative for Ailanthus is to plant lots of Asteraceae to attract the Ailanthus web worm (Atteva aurea) which will over the years chew the trees to death.  Also look for the Ailanthus mite (Aculops ailanthii) on leaves that appear crumpled or claw-shaped.  Along with this, they apparently bring in diseases which kill Ailanthus.     Multiflora rose in our area has rose rosette disease and in shady areas an apparent fungal pathogen taking it down.  I use a long pruning hook to cut the branches near the base and a spading fork to remove the roots.  Be careful, the thorns often shatter on skin contact and leave small pieces in the skin.   Bush honeysuckles can be pulled out by hand or the tougher ones using a "Puller Bear". The same with Oriental Bittersweet.  A note on the Oriental bittersweet - it has root clusters and long roots which make it hard to pull out.  My experience is that all the roots need to come out or it will resprout.   Japanese honeysuckle can be cut from trees and the roots pulled out.   Paper mulberry can be killed with Roundup the same as Ailanthus.  Smaller trees can be pulled out with a Puller Bear.   Japanese barberry - handle the same as multiflora rose.  Be careful with the thorns as they tend to irritate the skin.                                                                               Richard Gardner 
 
      From: Susan Gitlin <susan.mclaughlin at alumni.stanford.edu>
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 Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 9:25 PM
 Subject: [MAIPC] Where does a lay person acquire Pathfinder II?
   
Hello, everyone.

Last fall, my husband and I purchased a 9-acre lot in Rockbridge County, VA.  It's a beautiful location on a river, with 6 or 7 acres of it wooded.  The woods contain many pawpaws, spicebush shrubs, mayapples, bluebells, wild ginger and ferns underneath a canopy of many hardwoods.  But, frankly, the understory is dominated by invasives.  I spent most of my spring weekends pulling garlic mustard, and now I'm considering what to tackle next.  You name it, and we've got it -- and a lot of it.  

I'm thinking of trying some cut and stump treatment and basal bark treatment for the mutliflora rose and Ailanthus.  I'd prefer not to use chemicals, but a 100% manual approach seems rather inefficient and ineffective in this case.  

I could use your advice on whether Pathfinder II is the best chemical treatment for my purposes, particularly given that this property is near water.  Also, I am not a trained professional, and I wonder whether and where I can purchase it and application equipment.  I have done some googling, and have not found a source.  

What advice can you offer me?

Many thanks!

-- Susan Gitlin

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