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Ivy Stalk & Tree Trunk Advice

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  • 04-09-2019 6:07pm
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    karlitob
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    Hi all

    Getting through my garden clearance. Have quite a lot of ivy - very very thick stalks ...... got the chain saw out for one of them (hand saw taking far too long), and a lot of trees (about 6-12’ diameter). I plan on pulling everything out but wondered if I should put anything on it to kill them - might not get to the removals for 4-6 months based on my work plan.

    Any advice or suggestions - thinking about painting or spraying something on the exposed trunk - I’ve read about Tordon.

    Thanks to everyone is advance.


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    karlitob
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    karlitob wrote: »
    Hi all

    Getting through my garden clearance. Have quite a lot of ivy - very very thick stalks ...... got the chain saw out for one of them (hand saw taking far too long), and a lot of trees (about 6-12’ diameter). I plan on pulling everything out but wondered if I should put anything on it to kill them - might not get to the removals for 4-6 months based on my work plan.

    Any advice or suggestions - thinking about painting or spraying something on the exposed trunk - I’ve read about Tordon.

    Thanks to everyone is advance.

    Bump. Appreciate any advice or insights. Thank you.


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    Lumen
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    I just cut the bottom three feet off and let the rest die.


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    karlitob
    Registered Users Posts: 2,589 ✭✭✭karlitob


    Lumen wrote: »
    I just cut the bottom three feet off and let the rest die.

    Thanks for that. I’ve one or two that are on the party line that are dead but haven’t rotted, and they need to be removed.

    I have a high lift jack ready to remove them by hand but everyone keeps saying - Epsom salts, salt, potassium nitrate, roundup (gylsophate), don’t drill, so drill.

    The best advise I’ve seen is potassium nitrate or glycophaten on the cambium, then when it’s dead bore holes with a drill and feed with granular fertiliser to promote fungi growth - which is what makes it rot - and then keep wet and covered.

    I know the jack is hard work but at least you’ll know it’s out rather than waiting months to see if it rots or not.


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