tjm Posted March 28 Posted March 28 On 3/28/2025 at 2:28 PM, ness said: oes anybody else think this year is the worst ever by a large margin? Expand So far. Think about next year and the next each tree seeding hundreds more. They will replace dogwood and redbud as being the harbinger of spring in the Ozarks. BilletHead 1
Quillback Posted March 28 Posted March 28 On 3/28/2025 at 3:48 PM, BilletHead said: I have neighbors I want to sneak in and go samurai on those trees! Expand This could be you Marty: BilletHead and ness 2
ness Posted March 28 Posted March 28 On 3/28/2025 at 3:48 PM, BilletHead said: I have neighbors I want to sneak in and go samurai on those trees! Expand The problem is, in my experience, the root systems will send up suckers long after the tree is down. I've been spraying the suckers that come up from the ones I took out for a few years. It's getting to be less and less and maybe none this year, but they're a bugger to get rid of. BilletHead and Terrierman 1 1 John
ness Posted March 28 Posted March 28 On 3/28/2025 at 3:50 PM, tjm said: They will replace dogwood and redbud as being the harbinger of spring in the Ozarks. Expand They already have here largely. I will say they seem to be out in the open fields, along roadsides or forest edges, not so much penetrating into the woods. tjm 1 John
BilletHead Posted March 28 Posted March 28 On 3/28/2025 at 4:10 PM, ness said: They already have here largely. I will say they seem to be out in the open fields, along roadsides or forest edges, not so much penetrating into the woods. Expand They are in the woods here. Last year setting up swarm traps I got a whiff of the callery pear blossom. Not a pleasant smell. I kept looking until I found it in the timber. Went over to it. Honey bees and other pollinators use them but not significant for bees. I asked the land owner if I could cut it down. Well yes certainly. That same area has many now. ness and tjm 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
tjm Posted March 28 Posted March 28 They are wherever the wind blows. Just thicker in some areas, it's really futile to try controlling them at this point, pretty much a waste of time and money. Same thing as trying to eradicate the Sericea lespedeza that was introduced by the government; gazillions of seeds laying dormant and waiting sprout as soon as you look away. Terrierman and BilletHead 2
Gavin Posted March 28 Posted March 28 There are at least 10,000 of them in every road ditch in west St Louis County. I'm down to 3 of them. After tax season, they are toast. Smell like hell when the burn too. snagged in outlet 3 1
snagged in outlet 3 Posted March 28 Posted March 28 On 3/28/2025 at 8:18 PM, Gavin said: There are at least 10,000 of them in every road ditch in west St Louis County. I'm down to 3 of them. After tax season, they are toast. Smell like hell when the burn too. Expand Drill holes in the stump and pour high yield stump remover in them.
Terrierman Posted March 29 Posted March 29 I fear this battle is lost. ness and snagged in outlet 3 2
snagged in outlet 3 Posted March 29 Posted March 29 On 3/29/2025 at 12:54 AM, Terrierman said: I fear this battle is lost. Expand The war is lost too.
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