Brush Control

[daddo]

Keep it mowed and trimmed. With little to no leaves/foliage the plants usually die off.

[JosephP]

Honeysuckle isn't "most" plants...

[cams2705]

Honeysuckle isn't "most" plants...

I fully agree!  Joe, thank you for your advice.  I bought a gallon of the RM43 brand total vegetation control, which is 43.68% glyphosate, from Tractor Supply.  Since I cut down all the woody shrubs, what I'm mostly dealing with now are all the sprouts popping back up at what looks like 2-3 time the quantity that was previously there.  Since they are small sprouts, I think this will definitely take care of them.  For the stubby woody stumps that remain, I'll use my loppers and put a fresh cut on them and then douse the cut with the spray.

I really want to get this under control so I can replace some area with a couple smaller trees.

[EdL]

Rather than deal with a brick & mortar store like TSC, I've had better results dealing with a local ag company that sells spray materials and does custom spraying. Crop production services is one.

They can supply what JosephP recommends.

Ed

[vernonator]

I have 4 acres that were pretty rough when we moved in - lots of Multi-floral rose. Best bet is to cut it down and then just mow it regularly, after a couple years it will expend the energy it has left in the roots and die. If that is too slow for you, or its an area you can't/won't mow regularly then I use a brush killer brand name of Crossbow - it kills EVERYTHING brushy in one application. For small areas/problem shoots I have done the straight Roundup and brush routine, and that is effective as well.

[messmaker]

I have had good luck with double strength Round-up. cut them back and hit them with chemicals afterward and it should do the job.

[srv52761]

I have had good luck with double strength Round-up. cut them back and hit them with chemicals afterward and it should do the job.

I am confused. I thought Roundup is absorbed through the leaves, with no carry-over.

[JosephP]

Normally Roundup is taken in through the leaves. That is where the recommendation to use it between 1% and 3% comes in. Most containers that come in a higher concentration do have a label for cut stump treatment. It does a decent job with that. But as I mentioned above I think others do a better job. Especially triclopyr. Note that crossbow is a low concentration of triclopyr with some 2 4D added in to try to make it effective with that lower concentration. I have found Garlon to be better than crossbow. But it is more expensive.

[FS7]

Brush hogging is probably the way to go if you want to avoid nuking the plants. Eventually you'll get them down to the point of no return.

Last year I sealed my driveway and prior to that, I used regular Roundup along the edge to kill the grass that was growing through the edge of the asphalt. I was very careful about application but the Roundup obliterated all of the grass going back about 6 inches from the edge of the driveway. 

My front yard has several massive oak trees (80'+) and they routinely drop hundreds of acorns in the yard. Many of them sprout, and I simply mow over them until they run out of energy. It's a never-ending war since the trees keep making more. It's not like I can pull up each acorn individually and it wouldn't even be practical to do so since they're just coming right back.

[messmaker]

I am confused. I thought Roundup is absorbed through the leaves, with no carry-over.

That is correct. I have found that it also works on freshly cut foliage. I clear  and maintain building lots. I attack it several ways. Push it over with a tractor/loader,chain saw, axe, but Roundup is  great on the small stuff.