June 2013 – Buckthorn Infestation is Significantly Reduced
At the extreme east end of our property, including some of our next-door neighbor’s property, was a huge infestation of glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus). It had wound itself down an old stone wall, with roots 1-2 inches around. It was a monster. I had avoided it. Somebody had to deal with it. On a cool day, with little to no chance of rain, I cut and treat several stumps.
Buckthorn, Multiflora rose, Bittersweet and grapevine, all woven together (grapevine is native, but it gets into everything).Huge tangle of rootsThis buckthorn had multiple nodes.You can’t even see the tree, behind this massive buckthorn.Aha, there’s the tree!I dug out as many of these massive roots as I could, and removed their top-growth.Look at how many piles of buckthorn top growth there were! I used the tractor to haul them over to the burn pile in the back acre.
