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Vegetation Development on Decomposed Common Buckthorn Wood Chips
The below image is a four year old pile of wood chips from buckthorn clearing. The wood chips were directed out of the wood chipper into this preserve. This was done by city staff. I complained, but nothing was done to fix the issue. The wood chip pile shown was about a foot deep before…
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Drought Impacts on Prairie Plants
Drought impacts on prairie plants at the Shoe Factory Road Nature Preserve in Poplar Creek are shown.
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Crown Vetch Control At Hosah Park on 9/14/2024
Summary Introduction Crown Vetch by the Cable Fence Crown Vetch Under Oak Trees Discussion Time to Complete Work, Dispensing Glyphosate Foam, Herbicide Mixes, Maximum Use Rate, Future Work, Patches of Crown Vetch Still Needing to be Treated at Hosah Park, Applying Herbicide Foam to Stems Versus Spraying Related Posts Introduction Below is a link to…
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Getting Basal Bark Application Right
Summary View of Work Area View of Canopy Time After Treatment Until Control Occurs Basal Sprouting Discussion Effectiveness, Efficiency, Trade-offs, Future Goals View of Work Area The below image is the ground under common buckthorns (Rhamnus cathartica) that had been controlled with 20 percent (V/V) triclopyr ester in basal oil applied to the basal bark.…
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Crown Vetch Control – Applying Glyphosate Foam to the Base of Stems
Summary Introduction Method Images Discussion Conclusion Introduction This post is an evaluation of a control effort presented in a post titled, “Crown Vetch Control.” I evaluate both the effectiveness of the herbicide applications and off-target damage. Method Last year, I applied six percent, seven percent, and eight percent active ingredient glyphosate foam to crown vetch…
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My Hypothesis “Is Applying Herbicide to Frills More Effective Than Cut Stump Treatment Because the Stem Is Not Cut?” Has Been Disproved.
Introduction For eight years, I have known that applying glyphosate to a frill (cuts around a stem) was more effective than applying the same concentration of this herbicide to the surface of a cut stump. I believed the reason applying glyphosate to a frill was more effective was because not cutting the stem kept sap…
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Illinois Beach State Park Summer Burn Follow Up Observations
Areas about seven weeks after a summer burn are shown along with the same areas the following year. Also shown are areas that did not receive a summer burn for comparison. At the end of this post are other posts on this blog about Illinois Beach State Park. Summary Image Captions 1. Carolina Puccoon (Lithospermum…
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Hosah: Glossy Buckthorn Control on 10/22/2023 With Follow-up Observations on 6/8/2024
Update on 6/19/2025: All glossy buckthorn with herbicide applied to frills sprouted and about half that had herbicide applied to cut stumps sprouted. See following blog post. Summary View of Thicket Small Glossy Buckthorn Frilled Glossy Buckthorn Cut Glossy Buckthorn Black Pine Discussion Summary Treatise on Frilling (Link) View of Thicket Thicket where frilling was…
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Illinois Beach 6/8/2024 Crown Vetch Control
Summary Pretty Images of Site Map Crown Vetch Control Images Discussion Related Posts Pretty Images of Site 1 Two-Flower Cynthia (Krigia biflora) 2 Unidentified saytr butterfly, likely little wood saytr (Megisto cymela) 3 Carolina Puccoon (Lithospermum caroliniense) 4 Eastern-tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas) Since it does not have the characteristic tail I think this is actually…
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