My yard (mainly fence line) has been taken over by mulberry and empress tree saplings. I cut them down, I cut them back, I pull them, I mow them, nothing works. It's like fighting a Hydra every spring.
I'm settling with chemical warfare. What should I use to get rid of these things? [Reply]
Originally Posted by tredadda:
Gasoline works well.
Just spray em with gasoline? What are we getting at here? Fire isn't an option as my neighbor has a privacy fence that's basically made of sawdust now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BDj23:
Just spray em with gasoline? What are we getting at here? Fire isn't an option as my neighbor has a privacy fence that's basically made of sawdust now.
First of all, find where those saplings are coming from. If you don't, you'll be doing battle every year. After using Roundup for years, I was having to spray every year. Found this stuff at Home Depot a couple years ago. Haven't had any problems since.https://www.homedepot.com/p/BIOADVAN...4655/203029601
But diesel works well, too. Just make sure you don't throw your blunt on the area for a few days. :-):-):-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by oldman:
First of all, find where those saplings are coming from. If you don't, you'll be doing battle every year. After using Roundup for years, I was having to spray every year. Found this stuff at Home Depot a couple years ago. Haven't had any problems since.https://www.homedepot.com/p/BIOADVAN...4655/203029601
But diesel works well, too. Just make sure you don't throw your blunt on the area for a few days. :-):-):-)
I have a full grown mulberry tree that I like, as we eat thre fruit it produces so I assume it's part of the problem. My neighborhood is full of those trees.
As for the empress tree, I had one that was removed. I've since chopped the roots into pieces and put stuff on em to speed up decomposition. Apparently empress trees are a borderline invasive species and next to impossible to kill. [Reply]
