Tag: Common Buckthorn
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Poplar Creek, Schaumburg Road Grasslands, 11/22/2025
Contents Map Images From Site Views 1. Prairie Grass Just After Sunset 2. Sunset Through Oak Trees 3. Late Fall Color of Birch (Yellow) and Raspberries (Red) with Lotus Seed Pods (Achenes) in Foreground Burn Scar 4. Looking north of the southernmost burn scar on 2/15/2023. 5. Looking north of the southernmost burn scar on…
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Prairie Plants Reclaiming Area Where Common Buckthorns Had Been Controlled
The images below are a sequence from an area where common buckthorns had been controlled. The common buckthorns dominated this area. This area was along the edge of extant prairie vegetation. The area where common buckthorns had been controlled was high-quality prairie vegetation before it had succumbed to the expanding front of common buckthorns. The…
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Skokie River Nature Preserve 1/25/2025
Descriptions of this preserve can be viewed at the following sites. https://dnr.illinois.gov/inpc/area.area2lakeskokieriver.html Summary Map Images From Site 1. View from parking lot toward bike trail 2. Preserve Entrance 3. Monument Rock 4. Aspen encroaching on prairie that had been controlled by girdling. 5. McLaughlin Meadow 6. Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) and Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) along southern…
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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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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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Baker’s Lake, Barrington Park Campgrounds, 5/27/2024
Barrington Park Campgrounds is one of the best remaining examples of savanna in the Barrington Area. Citizens for Conservation had been managing the site. They control invading woody species and conduct prescribed fire to return this missing ecosystem process back into several area preserves. Summary Map Pretty Pictures Erigeron philadelphicus and comparison images from August…
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Old Plank Road Prairies May 5th, 2024
Summary Pretty Images of Site Listed Satellite Map of Site Area One Herbicide Application Map – Numbers of Images Labelled on Map Treatment Effectiveness (preliminary) Ring of Death Fires’ Impact on Herbicide Application Effectiveness Fire as a Method to Control Woody Invasive Species Comparison Images Between January 7th and May 5th Bush Honeysuckle That Survived…
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Ring of Death: 2023/2024 Dormant Season Application
Summary Herbicide I give the details of the herbicide applications. Applications Images are shown of application areas from different dates with discussions of my observations. The applications are ordered in an increasing amount of time until rain occurred after the application. Conclusion I discuss more observations that need to be made on site. I will…
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“Ring of Death”
Summary Spraying Versus Using a Mini-Paint Roller Comparison of applying triclopyr ester in basal oil to stems with a backpack sprayer versus applying this herbicide with a mini-paint roller. Treating Even One Seedling Can Have an Impact Non-target vegetation impacted when rain occurred two days after treating a buckthorn seedling with triclopyr ester in basal…
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The Worst Invasive Species Control I’ve Seen
Summary Overview Herbicide Impacted Native Species Complaint The Next Year 2021 Sprayed Invasive Species Overview For an Eagle Scout project, the larger common buckthorns were removed from a good portion of the preserve that is the topic of this post. After this was done, I volunteered solo at this location for several years. I was not allowed…
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