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<blockquote data-quote="Rmc" data-source="post: 1794246" data-attributes="member: 39072"><p>We don't have honey locust or Osage orange in this area. But our equivalent Russian olive I think would give either one a run for their money. They are thorny and when you are scraped with a thorn it almost always turns into a welt . Any attempts at mechanical removal only act to invigorate new growth. If you use a dozer ,tractor to remove them. Every single root left in the ground will sprout a new tree . So you end up with 20 plus trees to replace the one you removed. Herbicide applied directly to outside trunk or leaves does nothing. </p><p> Only way herbicide works is to cut down the tree and apply directly exposed cambium layer. Problem is they are so bushy it is hard to get to the trunk to cut it down and cutting every tree down takes a lot of time and money.</p><p>Goats and horned cattle especially Scottish highland cattle will keep them in check and in many cases help reduce their numbers or remove them from the landscape.</p><p>It is amazing how quick horned cattle can turn a 2-4 inch 15-20 foot tree into nothing but a dead scratching post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rmc, post: 1794246, member: 39072"] We don’t have honey locust or Osage orange in this area. But our equivalent Russian olive I think would give either one a run for their money. They are thorny and when you are scraped with a thorn it almost always turns into a welt . Any attempts at mechanical removal only act to invigorate new growth. If you use a dozer ,tractor to remove them. Every single root left in the ground will sprout a new tree . So you end up with 20 plus trees to replace the one you removed. Herbicide applied directly to outside trunk or leaves does nothing. Only way herbicide works is to cut down the tree and apply directly exposed cambium layer. Problem is they are so bushy it is hard to get to the trunk to cut it down and cutting every tree down takes a lot of time and money. Goats and horned cattle especially Scottish highland cattle will keep them in check and in many cases help reduce their numbers or remove them from the landscape. It is amazing how quick horned cattle can turn a 2-4 inch 15-20 foot tree into nothing but a dead scratching post. [/QUOTE]
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