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Originally Posted by Azrael  ....other food for thought... 
The scenario is Willow removal where herbicide is undesirable....(the) recommended by Dept. Natural Resources....cut off all vegetative growth to a log abt. 1m high...make numerous vertical cuts into the face of the stump, such that the injuries would be suceptible to pathogens entering.
Continue in this way .. remove regrowth...re-injure until the decay wins. |
Ekka thats a good point about pathogens...
My bad terminology....the intent was as follows...
The above method relies on non-pathogenic cellulolytic organisms (bacteria and fungi) present in the normal soil biota to invade and degrade the 'stump'.
Examples would be Streptomyces, Pseudomonas, Clostridium, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Trichoderma & Flavobacterium.....and others.