[MAIPC] non-chemical shrub control techniques

[Nathan Hartshorne]

I have noticed significant responses to varying levels of shade to some of
the mechanical control of bushes I have done, so keep that in mind when you
experiment.  I think these are a bit more shade-happy, however, so there
might not be as big of a result as with olive.

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 6:35 PM, Mark Frey <runcator at gmail.com> wrote:

> All
>
> I have many large invasive shrubs (mostly Viburnum plicatum and Lonicera
> maackii) in the county park near me. I am not able to use herbicide in this
> setting and the plants are mostly too large for a weed wrench. I would like
> to do a simple trial testing a handful of techniques in the late summer and
> the same techniques in the spring. Here are my ideas so far:
>
> Cut at 24 inches (facilitates repeated cutting)
> Cut as low as possible low
> Cut and peel back the bark (appears to help kill broom)
> Tarp (works well on Eucalyptus)
>
> Are there any techniques you have seen work better than others for
> non-chemical shrub control?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark Frey
>
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