Wisteria!

Pigdog · 29th December 2007, 10:19 AM

Does anyone know what is the best way to get rid of Wisteria. I believe it's the Chinese variety!
What isn't growing up in the trees is vining all over the ground!
I'd turn my goats loose on it but it can be toxic to them!
I've heard one can cut the vine off at the ground and paint herbicide on the stump but that would turn into a career with all I have!

windthrown · 29th December 2007, 12:48 PM

Wow. That stuff sells for a lot at nurseries around here. I have never seen it get that far out of control before. I have several in pots here. It is supposed to be deer-proof, but the deer eat it here. So I doubt that it is that poisonous (deer are very pickey about what they eat, though they do eat my poisonous tomatoes and potatoes).

As for goats, I hate them more than the invasive plants around here. I made the GF get rid of them. They eat everything, knock stuff down, and they will eat your clothes off you back if you let them. Sheep are bad enough... but at least they do not pee on their own heads when they are in rut, and they do not knock stuff down. They will gurdle trees though.

windthrown · 29th December 2007, 12:53 PM

BTW: I would snip the plants at the base of the trees and let the vines in the trees die out. You can also dip the cut ends (root side) with an herbicide to kill them off. Garlon is good for woody plants. I mix 1 part Garlon to 3 parts ag oil and use that to dip cut ends of blackberry vines into, and it kills them dead. Also works on Scotch Broom.

We have one wisteria vine growing into a chesnut tree here. GF likes it. Hardly invasive though. One trunk. I'd say maybe dig the stuff up and sell it on Ebay! Turn your problem into profit. It is commonly sold in bare root this time of year.

osb_mail · 30th December 2007, 06:49 AM

I cleared out a woods that looked like that is bad stuff I just slashed every vine and pulled them out of all trees chipped the vines and told customer to kept roundup on anything that comes back .

newguy18 · 1st January 2008, 04:23 PM

Go around the tree and cut them off and also remove about a foot of the trunk because I have seen it reattach after being cut!Also don't spray round up around the tree.

29th December 2007, 10:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pigdog Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 65	Wisteria! Does anyone know what is the best way to get rid of Wisteria. I believe it's the Chinese variety! What isn't growing up in the trees is vining all over the ground! I'd turn my goats loose on it but it can be toxic to them! I've heard one can cut the vine off at the ground and paint herbicide on the stump but that would turn into a career with all I have!

29th December 2007, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
windthrown Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 127	Re: Wisteria! Wow. That stuff sells for a lot at nurseries around here. I have never seen it get that far out of control before. I have several in pots here. It is supposed to be deer-proof, but the deer eat it here. So I doubt that it is that poisonous (deer are very pickey about what they eat, though they do eat my poisonous tomatoes and potatoes). As for goats, I hate them more than the invasive plants around here. I made the GF get rid of them. They eat everything, knock stuff down, and they will eat your clothes off you back if you let them. Sheep are bad enough... but at least they do not pee on their own heads when they are in rut, and they do not knock stuff down. They will gurdle trees though. __________________ So few saws, so many trees... Stihls: 210/250-/025/290/361/FS85 Echo: CS-3000, Olympyk & Mac doorstops

29th December 2007, 12:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
windthrown Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 127	Re: Wisteria! BTW: I would snip the plants at the base of the trees and let the vines in the trees die out. You can also dip the cut ends (root side) with an herbicide to kill them off. Garlon is good for woody plants. I mix 1 part Garlon to 3 parts ag oil and use that to dip cut ends of blackberry vines into, and it kills them dead. Also works on Scotch Broom. We have one wisteria vine growing into a chesnut tree here. GF likes it. Hardly invasive though. One trunk. I'd say maybe dig the stuff up and sell it on Ebay! Turn your problem into profit. It is commonly sold in bare root this time of year. __________________ So few saws, so many trees... Stihls: 210/250-/025/290/361/FS85 Echo: CS-3000, Olympyk & Mac doorstops

30th December 2007, 06:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
osb_mail Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 205	Re: Wisteria! I cleared out a woods that looked like that is bad stuff I just slashed every vine and pulled them out of all trees chipped the vines and told customer to kept roundup on anything that comes back .

1st January 2008, 04:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,868	Re: Wisteria! Go around the tree and cut them off and also remove about a foot of the trunk because I have seen it reattach after being cut!Also don't spray round up around the tree. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

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