Oh, I like this technique. Thanks for showing and explaining it so well!

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

It has done well for us the small amount we’ve done. I’m ready to really get on with tree elimination.

Very informative. I am clearing a small area of my property as well. There a to many trees to cut remove an destump. This method certainly will help me over time.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

I used this process on a very large Bradford pear that I didn't want to drop on my neighbor's fence and it worked very well. I also used Tordon RTU. Found a large "Paper mulberry" - cut it down and treated the stump with Tordon RTU. Ended up also killing a very nice hackberry tree (that I wanted to keep) that was about 6' away. So, lesson-learned and people should be aware...when using Tordon RTU, it WILL kill neighboring plants / trees also, if their roots are entangled together. Using a 20% solution of Glyphosate is a better herbicide that won't cause such risk to nearby plants.

@tryinto5584

Жыл бұрын

Well shit! I already bought the Tordon RTU and was trying to kill trees incognito

Don't wait to put prescribed fire on the ground. Even if the fuel is not continuous (there are bare spots) and all there is leaf litter, begin fire early. And keep burning every 1-3 years. As you thin and use other TSI practices, they will work with the prescribed fire to improve wildlife habitat in fire dependent communities like oak woodlands and savannas. Just make sure you have good fire breaks and a safe burn plan -- and follow the prescription. Contact your state prescribed fire council for help getting started.

I wish I had all that Goldenrod…WOW….incredible medicinal properties🙌🏼

Black Locus have short rosebush thorns. Honey Locus have the nasty 3" thorns and banana seed pods.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@tschund3762

3 ай бұрын

Black Locust grows fast and burns HOT like hickory and the heart wood is rot resistant like cedar! Honey Locust has tasty pulp in the seed pods. Both support native animals.

@tschund3762

3 ай бұрын

Hackberries have edible fruits and nutty pits and they support native animals.

@mydogdidit

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I noticed that his locust had large thorns and thought it is honey locust; black locust trees don't have large thorns, they have short ones and they are nowhere near as bad as honey locust or water locust. Honey locust seed pods, the deer crave them but the thorns are wicked and the trees are hard to control, I am dealing with some now.

@martylost167

2 ай бұрын

@@mydogdidit Well black is just as bad as honey, but the main difference is animals eat the honey locus seed pods like u said. That spreads them everywhere. The black locus use the short thorns as seed and they are more localized compared to honey. Anyway the old timers swore that black locus were the best post you could get, but I like metal post. Try and cut your Honey Locus seed pod trees, treat them with 50% generic round up ($60/2.5G)and you'll gain on them. I think I'll be killing ants(bifen), mock orange(6oz /gallon, kill all green plants) and locus the rest of my life. Thanks for bringing me back here. He reminded me I need to wait on hack & squire and use a soap bottle, not a squirt bottle.

I saw fence rows and thickets of Honey Locust in the Blue Grass region of Kentucky in 1971. Very impressive! Thanks for the video

@GWPHomestead

2 ай бұрын

I'd rather deal with that than with all the privet in my fence rows!

Here in Kansas for some reason Bradford Pear Trees have become invasive. I need to get rid of volunteer trees along the fence line and used another product last year just after cutting and did not work at all. This method is really going to help me get some control of the situation. Thanks for your video.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Our fences are badly overgrown as well. Our main culprit is privet but I can't stand bradford pears either. Best of luck to you!

@thechaosgardener

Жыл бұрын

Consider top working some Bartlett scions into the Branford’s their rootstock is incredible

@bushwhackermo

10 ай бұрын

Here in Missouri, Kansans have become invasive...

Good knowledge to have, thank you for the video

Cool update👍🏽👍🏽

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

My neighbor must’ve seen this .. I’m glad I know how he did it. …

Great video thanks for sharing

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

helpful thank you

I have unwanted trees growing in a narrow spot between a shed and a fence…. And, I need this method for small stumps that keep sprouting branches and it’s a never ending battle to cut them back.

@GWPHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Be careful when doing this around structures, the branches do break off as the tree dies. Fighting stump sprouts is a never-ending battle unless the stump is treated when it is freshly cut. Thanks for watching!

Black locusts never make thorns on the trunk only on new growth (also that bark doesn't look correct either) what you have is a honey locust

love your trees😮😮😮😮😮

What about using this method on a really big tree? The one on my lot is 60-80 ft. Big trunk too. Ash tree as I am told. If it will work, how much to use and is Tordon the right one to use on an ash tree?

What's best to use on a poplar?

Black locust is great handle wood, You may have hickory though, in the west we don’t get it

Personally I use drain acid and paint the whole way around the trunk. Plumber trick There's noise associated when the process starts so best to do it in the dark. It pops the bark but stays on the tree.

@KOKO-uu7yd

11 күн бұрын

😯😯😯😯 If I look up "tree removal plumber trick" will I maybe find more info? I'm VERY new to much of this. I want to proceed with caution. 😏

I also see some nasty poison Ivy vines on your locust tree. Cut 6” out of the vine and squirt the bottom cut.

@GWPHomestead

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Can I do this to its roots?

Can you kill a ficus tree ,also the trees along the property line has yellow flowers which hurt the respiratory chest when bloomingnot to mention my car tur ns yelow color..

2:53 is a sweet gum tree

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it!

Cool

the tree you thought was a maple was actually a sweetgum!

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Yep I think you’re right! Thanks!

Hmm never heard of this, seems like it works well. Bet the woodpeckers like them, be able to get all the bugs thats hiding under the loose bark, and for nest building. We have a type of hawthorne tree that was already here when we bought the place it has giant thorns on it i make sure to go around and pick any that has fallen up so they dont get in the mower tire. We had thought about cutting it down but the birds love it so much i said, id rather keep it and watch them, plus we really don't have many trees since our farm used to be a bean field

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t been paying attention but I bet you’re right, those woodpeckers are probably having a ball with those trees! If you want to watch more I’ve done a few other videos on this method and I have learned a LOT from the Growing Deer TV KZread channel, they do a lot of habitat improvement projects. It’s funny, I’m kind of a tree nut (pun intended) and Megan would rather get rid of nearly all of them!

@chickensandadumplin326

Жыл бұрын

@@GWPHomestead thanks, I'll have to go back and check the older videos i haven't had much catch up time since I've subscribed, farming and canning keeping me super busy, y'all know how it is. I love trees as well, i have a white oak, red maple and a shell bark hickory that I've started that needs to be planted in the spring. I thought this fall but they still are kinda small and the winter can be so harsh. I will check the growing deer tv out, I'm all about natural habitat, so much so we have the most wild bobwhite quail in our field that I've ever seen they love all the seeds from the diffrent grasses we have planted, we don't harvest them just pretty to look at, they have gotten so use to me walking through the field they just go on about about their buisness and not scared at all so it would be kinda cruel to hunt them now

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I have a lot of memories of walking through the woods with my dad, we’d sort of quiz each other on the different trees that we’d see. It’s one of those little things that I miss a lot. Growing up bobwhite quail were pretty prevalent until they just weren’t so I was very excited to spot a covey in the neighborhood! I believe the loss of habitat has been harder on their numbers than hunters. PS: my son is watching me type over my shoulder and wanted me to leave a smiley face 😊

@chickensandadumplin326

Жыл бұрын

@@GWPHomestead 🤗

I love your yellow shirt🤗😎

@GWPHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Yellow is great because it's one of the colors I can see really well.

I had no idea you were colorblind!

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Megan and I went down to Nashville for our honeymoon. During the trip we were discussing our plans for the night and because I had packed a few shirts I asked her which one she wanted me to wear. “Wear the red one you packed.” “I didn’t pack a red shirt, I packed a gray shirt.” …………..yep, red shirt.

@SageandStoneHomestead

Жыл бұрын

@@GWPHomestead omg is that how you found out?!

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I always thought I was “color stupid” because I can see colors but I have a hard time with some of them. Then one day I had to take a vision test for work and part of that was colorblindness and I failed spectacularly. The shirt thing was just a rather rude reminder 😂

Does the hack and squirt work on red bud trees also. i have them all over and are a pain to get rid of since they grow back at the root.?

@GWPHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Not sure why it wouldn't work, just use enough of the appropriate herbicide.

On the Gulf Coast of Texas that hole would be for an armadillo, possibly a skink

@GWPHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Didn't even think about it being an armadillo, we have them around here. Thanks!

How do all these varieties get started i dont see any Hickory my favorite as a kid

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

A lot of these invasive plants start out as ornamental decorations and then spread - privet is like that and if you don’t get on it it takes over fast. Hackberry and sweet gum are native to me but they don’t offer as much benefit to deer or turkey as something like oak does so that’s why I’m thinning them down. Give the trees you want to keep the space they need to thrive and they’ll make more seeds and hopefully spread out over time. We had a real nice hickory by the pond growing up and my dad would always cut branches off to use in the smoker!

I HAVE USED COPPER NAIL AND IT WORKS PLAIN AND SIMPLE, THIS MUST BE A COMMERCIAL FOR THIS PRODUCT

@Susan70003

9 ай бұрын

Why must it be a commercial copper nail? Is a construction nail the right one? How long will it take to die and how many should I pound in? Tia

@edwardmylnychuk5774

9 ай бұрын

@@Susan70003 I SAID THIS MUST BE A COMMERCIAL FOR THE PRODUCT, COPPER NAILS ARENT LABLED AS COMMERCAIL AND I GOT MINE AT A HARDWARE STORE AND DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE TREE I WOULD PUT A BUNCH IN, NEVER TOOOOOO MANY, I PUT SOME IN A BIG PINE TREE THAT WAS ABOUT 60 FEET TALL AND IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS ALL THE NEEDLES FELL OFF AND THEN THE TREE WAS TAKEN DOWN.

The maple you could not identify at 2:40 looks a lot like a sweet gum to me.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

You're probably right! Not sure I've ever paid attention to a young one before.

@georgehelzer7569

Жыл бұрын

You are correct. Its a Gum tree

You must love rose bushes

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

The wife prefers lilies lol

Can you do a prescribed fire where you are at. I like to run fire through my tsi areas.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Yes I can, I haven’t been able to do that here though. It’s a goal I have to do that soon.

@jamiemabe8293

Жыл бұрын

After I wrote this comment I heard you say prescribed fire. We do it a lot on our place and can see a big difference. Good luck and looking good.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

@@jamiemabe8293 thanks!

Please tell me what is the name of the herbicide you use to kill trees? Thanks.

@GWPHomestead

11 ай бұрын

You need to select a herbicide based on the tree species you are targeting. You can Google it to see what works. I'm using Tordon RTU here.

Does this kill a whole massive underground root system too?

@GWPHomestead

9 ай бұрын

It would take a lot of herbicide to work through an exceptionally large root system. For a "typical" tree it does fine.

Well if they are dead they can fall on u at anytime vs a strong tree which makes it more dangerous ?

@GWPHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Felling a live tree is dangerous too. I wouldn't do this method next to a house or structure but in the woods with minimal human traffic it's a great solution.

What you have there is a honey locust. Black locust do not have thorns

@GWPHomestead

10 ай бұрын

Yep I think you've got that right! My mistake.

Is round up considered a good herbicide?

@GWPHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Depends on the application. It's really good at what it's made to do.

What herbicide do you use?

@GWPHomestead

10 ай бұрын

This is Tordon RTU. Select a herbicide based on your target tree species.

what poison you use it effects the soil?

@GWPHomestead

29 күн бұрын

Tordon RTU is what I'm using here; it is ground active , meaning it can affect nearby plants.

Can we use this method for drying the lumber before felling the tree?

@GWPHomestead

4 ай бұрын

You'd get some nice spalting but it would compromise the tree as a whole. Would likely destroy itself during the felling process.

@r.guerreiro140

4 ай бұрын

@@GWPHomestead I'll try it on some Eucalyptus and within some months I'll share with you how it was

Armadillo hole possible????

@GWPHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Very possible! I have them on trail camera.

Just a Question. A bushy floor in a forest is great for wildlife but doesn't is cause an undergrowth problem that transmits fire more easily. Back in Canada they stopped clearing Underbrush and ended up with horrible wild fires over the past few years. Just Asking to learn.

@GWPHomestead

Ай бұрын

Regular burning can actually help reduce fire risk as fuel doesn't build up on the forest floor. Also, in our local climate (Kentucky) humidity is almost always too high for fire to transmit like those massive fires we see out west.

Does this work well on Pine? I have monsters..

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Should do fine, just make sure you use a herbicide that's effective on pine.

@frankschwartz7405

Жыл бұрын

@@GWPHomestead Thanks

Where can I get this herbicide? What is it called?

@GWPHomestead

10 ай бұрын

I'm using Tordon RTU. It's important to select a herbicide that is effective against your target tree species. I bought mine at my local farm store. There's also an Amazon link in the description of this video if you want to order online.

Dies this work on cedar trees?

@GWPHomestead

6 күн бұрын

Haven’t tried it myself. Cedars I just cut below the bottom branch and fell them.

swamp white oak?

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

You talking about the oak I couldn’t identify? That might be it.

@terrencesauve

9 ай бұрын

@@GWPHomestead i always confuse swamp white with burr oak, but it think burr oak is not a compound 5 leaf..

Where can we buy tordon?

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

There's an Amazon affiliate link in the description of this video, or you can purchase it from your local farm store. Most of the stores near us stock it or can get it in for you.

Works, now black locust are nitrogen fixers. They help feed other trees

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Didn't know that, thanks for sharing!

It's easier to mulch a live tree than a dead one.

Once you do this method how long does it take for the tree to fall ??

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Usually you just end up with a standing dead tree trunk. Some of these fell over after 6 months to a year because the soil stays pretty saturated and the root structure had begun to decay.

@brandidennison1723

9 ай бұрын

Will this work with invasive North Indian Rosewood tree in Phoenix? I need the root system to die completely before it damages my house or the neighbors

Back in 95 I threw a rotten duck egg in my brothers rubber boot. After he beat me up he went down to the creek to wash his boot out and stepped on a big ole black locus thorn in his foot. Dr.s could not get it out first try. Don’t ask me how. So it stayed in his foot for about two weeks before a friend of his mom pulled it out. It was massive. Lol I still ask him from time to time if he remembers it.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Wow! I've heard they can be very irritating because of the oil on them or something. I bet that was awful.

@WOMPITUS

Жыл бұрын

@@GWPHomestead Lol I was 5 then. I’m 33 now. He’s still hot at me over that one.

Armadillo

What about salt ?

@GWPHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Haven't tried it.

Oak trees won't produce acorns during their first 15 to 20 years

yep, honey locust

All invasives should have been pre-treated That's not a maple......it's sweetgum

How about a very large Siberian Elm? Would love that thing gone!

@GWPHomestead

10 ай бұрын

Should work, just apply enough of the proper herbicide.

HONEY LOCUST are the ones with the THORNS on them. Black Locust do not have thorns.

@GWPHomestead

10 ай бұрын

Yep I think you've got that right! My mistake.

Why would you leave to chance a dead tree falling on someone

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Habitat improvement or timber stand improvement is the goal. Felling live trees is very dangerous.

@John-ee5dh

Жыл бұрын

@@GWPHomestead 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 dumb comment from you

It's a lot easier to cut down a dead tree than a live tree.

Watch living in the hole? Big foot lol.

I have two gumball trees that are a safety hazard. The trees themselves are healthy but they drop so many gumballs sedpods that I am indanger of rolling my ankle and falling every step I take . the fressh or even the decayed ones , it's just like trying to walk on marbles. I need them gone but need to save up for tree service. In the mean time I would like the trea to die so it stops dropping these hazard balls everywhere. This seems like the best way to kill the trees without cutting them down immediately. They are very close to my house and I've had a couple of close calls with 100 ft pine tree falling all the way from my neighbors property onto my roof!! I would like to not have danger balls tripping me but also don't want a tree or two to fall on my home. The problem is that there is a big gap in tree cover right above my house, because of course there are no trees growing where my house it. So the gumball tree has pushed all of it's branges into that circle of light and thus drops its balls right outside my back door. The branches are too tall to take down with a saw extender, and I can't think of any options other than paying thousands of dollars just to get two skinny trees cut down. So I might try this to at least kill the tree. There is a product that will sterilize the trees for one season but it is almost May and the product itself costs hundreds of dollars because they sell to businesses by the case, not by the single units. and anyway itmaight be too late in the season. I really appreciated the detailed explanation of your process and when and why to use it. It gives me something to think about and work toward.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you. Be aware that once the tree dies and begins to decay it will drop sticks and branches. In the woods this isn't a problem but near the house it may be a concern.

Yellow jackets live in holes

Groundhog or armadillo

@GWPHomestead

11 ай бұрын

I've got them both

Who the hell wants a bunch of standing dead trees. Terrible idea to do to more than a few

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Opening up the tree canopy allows more sunlight to hit the forest floor, promoting growth of plants that provide habitat for native wildlife. By thinning lower quality trees from a stand it also removes that competition for your more marketable timber. For anyone who manages property for wildlife or timber the hack and squirt technique is just another tool in the toolbag, one that requires minimal tools, little time, and less inherent risk than felling live trees.

@ukjw2

Жыл бұрын

@@GWPHomestead yea I get the purpose. Still don’t want dead trees overtop of my head as I walk around the woods.

@HulaShack1

10 ай бұрын

If it is terrible then why did you watch the video? Troll?

@ukjw2

10 ай бұрын

@@HulaShack1 cry more 😭 😭 😭

Maple tree didn't serve your purposes. Well, being native, it served the purposes of the health of your woods.

I hope people watching this do more research and get better educated then this. Hack and squirt IS NOT A REPLACEMENT for flush cutting trees. Please people use better judgement. It has its places and uses but not like this guy is putting out, this is terrible advice.

@GWPHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Did I ever say it was a replacement?

@HulaShack1

10 ай бұрын

Once that tree dies it is dried and he can come back and cut it and remove it and use it as firewood. If it is wet he is going to have to let it dry out before it can be used. For my needs this is a much smarter idea. BTW be never said it was a "replacement". Read before you bark.

Donald Trump

No such thing as a desirable tree all trees are garbage