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  1. 01-23-2015, 03:18 PM #1
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    It is all up in my young pines. Some places it is choking out the pines even though we site prepped with herbicide and a preemergent.

    Any way to get rid of this crap?
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    Fire?
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    I had about 20 acres of it in two large patches.
    I did a total kill herbicide application in 2006.
    Burned it in 2007.
    Planted it that winter.
    Most of the pines in those two areas has not been choked out by the salt myrlte that came back.
    I am running new fire breaks around it this may (That is as soon as I can get the equipment in). I will deffinately burn it again, but I need to do something different before and after the burn.
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    Machete and will power?
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    Starts with soil disturbance... Road work, plot clearing, etc

    Baccharis is a bitch

    What soil type are you on?
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    I'll have to look up the exact type, but generally is it red clay and shale.
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    Did you have any recent soil disturbance? Say 2+ years ago?

    See it more in the clay that any where else
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    The pines were machine planted in 2008. I bet the vblade soils disturbance contributed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DJP View Post
    The pines were machine planted in 2008. I bet the vblade soils disturbance contributed.
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    Say G, will prescribed burning release small volunteer hardwood, say under 3" diameter?
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    Most fires gonna kill <3" hardwoods. Unless youve got light fuel. Oaks r slightly more tolerant than gums/poplars.
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