[MAIPC] Non-chemical Viburnum control

[Nathan Hartshorne]

That's good to know.  There must be ways that are still avoiding
pesticides, but less obtrusive and easier to manage than tarps.  Maybe
something thick and environmentally safe painted on (if allowed by
herbicide regulations), or string/stakes and a biodegradable plastic.

On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 6:10 PM Mark Frey <runcator at gmail.com> wrote:

> It resprouts well from the stump when cut and it does, in general,
> resprout some from roots. My observations though suggest that no new root
> sprouts emerged from tarped or cut plants.
>
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 4:33 PM Nathan Hartshorne <nshartshorne at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Without a tarp, would this plant typically resprout from the stump or in
>> a bushy manner with shoots at some distance away, and if so, up to how far
>> away?
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 3:45 PM Mark Frey <runcator at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> All
>>>
>>> Over the last couple of years I have been volunteering for Montgomery
>>> County, MD as a Weed Warrior. As part of that work I have been faced with a
>>> stand of Viburnum and I have been restricted from using chemicals. I tested
>>> a few treatments and learned that tarping is very effective and gained some
>>> other insights. It isn't really a robust study but the results are
>>> nonetheless conclusive and directly pertinent to land managers. I'm
>>> attaching it here in the hopes that others managing woody plants in the mid
>>> Atlantic will consider tarping when chemical control is not an option.
>>>
>>> Mark
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