<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5062" dir="ltr"> <em>Ailanthus</em> 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.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5113" dir="ltr"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5114" dir="ltr"> The alternative for <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5481">Ailanthus</em> is to plant lots of <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5167">Asteraceae</em> to attract the <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5482">Ailanthus</em> web worm (<em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5149">Atteva aurea</em>) which will over the years chew the trees to death. Also look for the <em>Ailanthus</em> mite (<em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5480">Aculops ailanthii</em>) on leaves that appear crumpled or claw-shaped. Along with this, they apparently bring in diseases which kill <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5451">Ailanthus</em>. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5259"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5260"> 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.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5261"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5459" dir="ltr"> 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.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5511" dir="ltr"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5512" dir="ltr"> Japanese honeysuckle can be cut from trees and the roots pulled out.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5522" dir="ltr"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5534" dir="ltr"> Paper mulberry can be killed with Roundup the same as <em>Ailanthus</em>. Smaller trees can be pulled out with a Puller Bear.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5553" dir="ltr"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5554" dir="ltr"> Japanese barberry - handle the same as multiflora rose. Be careful with the thorns as they tend to irritate the skin.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5513" dir="ltr"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5562" dir="ltr"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5545" dir="ltr"> Richard Gardner</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5467" dir="ltr"> </div><div dir="ltr"><br> </div><blockquote id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5028" style="padding-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(16, 16, 255); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5027" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5026" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5025" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5061"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5060" face="Arial" size="2"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5142"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5141" style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Susan Gitlin <susan.mclaughlin@alumni.stanford.edu><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5151"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5150" style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> maipc@lists.maipc.org <br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5153"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5152" style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 10, 2015 9:25 PM<br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5155"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5154" style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [MAIPC] Where does a lay person acquire Pathfinder II?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5041"><br><div id="yiv9802100652"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5040" dir="ltr"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5039"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5038"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5037"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5036"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434014723295_5101">Hello, everyone.<br><br></div>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. <br><br></div>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. <br><br>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. <br><br></div>What advice can you offer me?<br><br></div>Many thanks!<br><br></div>-- Susan Gitlin<br></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>MAIPC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:MAIPC@lists.maipc.org" ymailto="mailto:MAIPC@lists.maipc.org">MAIPC@lists.maipc.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org" target="_blank">http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div></body></html>