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Keys6505

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I never messed with my rear fence line much but I was back there today clearing some stuff out.  This guy is kind of wedged in there and I don't know what it is.  Too close to the Myrtle now but I could see how somebody could have possibly planted it there intentionally at some point?  Any clue what it is?  Looks like a Mulberry leaf from when I lived in the northeast but it's not matching the photos online for Texas versions of the Mulberry.

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Morus alba, probably the same species you recognize from the Northeast. Grows pretty much everywhere, usually considered weedy and invasive in the US. 

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16 hours ago, Keys6505 said:

Dang.  I was hoping it was something cool.  Ok, into the trash she goes..  Thanks!

If you can’t uproot the whole thing, cut to the ground and paint the stump with straight Roundup or Brush B Gon.

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1 hour ago, DoomsDave said:

If you can’t uproot the whole thing, cut to the ground and paint the stump with straight Roundup or Brush B Gon.

Dave, is doing this pretty safe for the surrounding plants?... As a "Agent Orange" survivor, I'm a little wary of some of these herbicide/defoliants... But digging out some these tree stumps can be tough, to near impossible, so chemical is much easier than mechanical...

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1 hour ago, Butch said:

Dave, is doing this pretty safe for the surrounding plants?... As a "Agent Orange" survivor, I'm a little wary of some of these herbicide/defoliants... But digging out some these tree stumps can be tough, to near impossible, so chemical is much easier than mechanical...

Butch

I'm like you, really try to avoid using any of that stuff as much as possible. In this circumstance, if the chemical ( s ) are applied directly to the stump, pretty much zero risk of translocation to anything of value nearby.. 

At it's current size, the tree in the picture shouldn't be too difficult to take out with either a sturdy Cap Rock Shovel / small hatchet though.

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3 hours ago, Butch said:

Dave, is doing this pretty safe for the surrounding plants?... As a "Agent Orange" survivor, I'm a little wary of some of these herbicide/defoliants... But digging out some these tree stumps can be tough, to near impossible, so chemical is much easier than mechanical...

Butch

 

1 hour ago, Silas_Sancona said:

I'm like you, really try to avoid using any of that stuff as much as possible. In this circumstance, if the chemical ( s ) are applied directly to the stump, pretty much zero risk of translocation to anything of value nearby.. 

At it's current size, the tree in the picture shouldn't be too difficult to take out with either a sturdy Cap Rock Shovel / small hatchet though.

My brain is inclined to agree with Silas, though my arthritic hands might disagree. (Maybe huff oneself into a fierce frenzy, thinking of something you don't like . . . )

Generally, translocation isn't a huge problem, though I'd be careful if the stump is right next to something else, a problem I have with one of my big roystoneas with the Ivy of Despair climbing up it.

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50 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

 

My brain is inclined to agree with Silas, though my arthritic hands might disagree. (Maybe huff oneself into a fierce frenzy, thinking of something you don't like . . . )

Generally, translocation isn't a huge problem, though I'd be careful if the stump is right next to something else, a problem I have with one of my big roystoneas with the Ivy of Despair climbing up it.

Err! :rant:  IVY:rage:   Might be the worst plants on the face of the earth, though Japanese Knotweed / Himalayan Blackberry might be tied for 1st place in some areas ( Be glad the Knotweed hasn't invaded California, -yet.. )  Do any chemicals work on knocking back Ivy anymore?, lol.

Agree, if hard digging is a challenge physically, that's when i might consider chemical use, though on small things like that, Saws all/ grinding out whats left of the trunk after chopping down ( as best as possible )w/ the chainsaw might do the trick. Obviously more of a challenge if space is tight.

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