How do I control shrubs, trees, large areas of weeds, bamboo-type plants and rhizomatous grasses?
Shrubs: If the shrub is small enough, dig it out carefully and place in a plastic bag. Allow the cut pieces to rot in bag and dispose of responsibly. If the shrub is medium to large sized, use a Weed Wrench® to pull the plant out of ground and dispose of responsibly. In most cases the shrub will have to be cut down to about ten inches before the Weed Wrench® can be used properly.[ photo of weed wrench] If the shrub is too large to pull from the ground, saw off the branches to a few inches above ground level, and paint the cuts with an herbicide immediately. Watch yearly to be sure that small plants don’t come up along the root system. Remove and dispose of these. This method is ideal for Multiflora Rose, Honeysuckles, Bittersweet, Burning Bush, small Buckthorns and Maples, and Autumn Olive. Trees: Cut the tree down before seeds appear and paint cuts with a glyphosate herbicide such as Round Up®. Burn wood responsibly (no seeds attached). This is ideal for Norway Maples, Buckthorns, Tre
