Good stuff! Kudos to the landowner! We need more folks that are willing to do this kind of work, and it looks like you put a great plan together to help get their habitat back on track for the long run!
In an Asian jungle in central Ohio. Great analogy- how true! I’m worried about what the future holds for our local ecosystems too, these exotics are so resilient.. but, if every private land owner does their part to remove invasives and promote native plants we will be in a much better place. Great work yet again
Good stuff! Kudos to the landowner! We need more folks willing to have this type of work done, and it sounds like you’ve put together a great plan to get the habitat back on track for the long run!
I bought a 3.5+ acre lot 10 years ago, where more than half of it was fallow land that was being swallowed by invasive plants. I'm learning one of the biggest offenders is the Trees of Heaven, which these Lantern Flies love. I have thousands of those little bugs flying in the woods. It's disgusting. One by one, I'm taking those trees down and I eventually plan on paying someone to forestry mulch what's left, which won't be much, because the natives have destroyed any native plants from coming in. But the biggest problems is all the neighbors knowing or willingness to do something about their property too. One neighbor has actually allowed several trees of heaven grow in his yard and mulches around them, because he wants fast growing shade trees. This just makes my battle that much more difficult as I'm constantly cutting down new saplings.
I couldn't agree more with this video, you nailed it right on the head! Glad to see this kind of work happening. Most people, and some landowners, don't even know what those invasive species are that you mentioned. We have all the same stuff over here in Missouri,,,,
I really appreciate what you're doing. Folks don't realize that this hurts them even if they aren't anywhere around because it kills the property values. I live in the heart of Kudzu and have seen just how bad it is. We need more people like you out there doing the good work. I'd love to see some kind of government program like the Conservation Corps from back in the 30's so landowners could get the help they need. Maybe even train up and equip whole battalions of mulchers who do nothing but run around shredding the land and reseeding with native species. It won't be easy, but it's critical if we want to save our ecosystems from a total collapse -- which is on the horizon.
Put the beat down on it and try to get back on a burn rotation if you're not currently to keep it out. Native plants and oaks love fire. Asian shrubs do not. We will have some more invasive management specific videos coming soon. Thanks for watching!
How I wish I had you guys up here in NH. I'm just dealing with about half an acre that's been invaded at my parents' place that I haven't been able to clear; but a) it's on a ~45° slope, b) it's the back side of the septic field so heavy machinery can't get to it, c) it abuts onto a wetland site, and d) it's been left untouched for 17 years. Add direct sun in the summer and all the nutrients draining from the leach field and I'm facing multiflora rose, autumn olive, honeysuckle, and buckthorn all 5-7" thick at the root collar, with cane/branch spread 4-6' from the stem, just with my brush cutter and electric chain saw.
I'm mulching 40 acres in Western PA on honeysuckle. It looks the exact same as the property you did. How did the follow up treatment go? Keep on rocking it! -Bending Branches Underbrushing
Going out into and getting in touch with your land for better land management isn't just a good idea. As a land owner, you are *legally obligated* to maintain your property!
I have a farm in Southern Illinois that has the same type of invasives in your video as well as bamboo. The bamboo is especially difficult to make any progress eradicating. I bush hog early spring and late fall and seem to only blunt the invasion. What type of herbicide mixture is best to kill off these types of plants, and do I need to mulch into the soil instead of just cutting with a bush hog?
I haven't treated bamboo before but I would try Glyphosate first. Its cheap and readily available. Make sure its actively growing and treat thoroughly in the first application. Hit any missed spots a few weeks later and try not to hit the native plants later as they are recolonizing the area. Repeated non-selective spraying is never good.
Same invasive stuff here in PA. We have worked hard to try to keep it under control. Wish you were here with that machine. Seems no one here has such a thing.
The whole midwest is under attack and theyre here to stay at this point. Only those who care to keep their land healthy will enjoy the benefits of a healthy diverse eco-system.
So here's a dumb question I had a company dump some mulch off at the house right on a hill but when they did it at all sprouted so isn't that all that's going to happen is you sprouts of what you are mulching up. Wouldn't it be just bested to burn
You will get lots of re-sprouts. You will get both noxious and beneficial native plants that re-sprout. Selectively managing what species are re-colonizing the site is critical. It will take a couple rounds of selective herbicide applications to get the invasives under control. If you didn't want to use herbicides you could over seed a heavy blend of native grass that would carry fire in the future. 2-3 years after clearing, prescribed burn.
There's options, each site must be monitored and the best suited herbicide for the job with the least impact to the surrounding area should be used, as few times as possible. Sites like this will need frequent disturbance to keep control and balance to the eco-system.
Good stuff! Kudos to the landowner! We need more folks that are willing to do this kind of work, and it looks like you put a great plan together to help get their habitat back on track for the long run!
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In an Asian jungle in central Ohio. Great analogy- how true! I’m worried about what the future holds for our local ecosystems too, these exotics are so resilient.. but, if every private land owner does their part to remove invasives and promote native plants we will be in a much better place. Great work yet again
Good stuff! Kudos to the landowner! We need more folks willing to have this type of work done, and it sounds like you’ve put together a great plan to get the habitat back on track for the long run!
I bought a 3.5+ acre lot 10 years ago, where more than half of it was fallow land that was being swallowed by invasive plants. I'm learning one of the biggest offenders is the Trees of Heaven, which these Lantern Flies love. I have thousands of those little bugs flying in the woods. It's disgusting. One by one, I'm taking those trees down and I eventually plan on paying someone to forestry mulch what's left, which won't be much, because the natives have destroyed any native plants from coming in. But the biggest problems is all the neighbors knowing or willingness to do something about their property too. One neighbor has actually allowed several trees of heaven grow in his yard and mulches around them, because he wants fast growing shade trees. This just makes my battle that much more difficult as I'm constantly cutting down new saplings.
I couldn't agree more with this video, you nailed it right on the head! Glad to see this kind of work happening. Most people, and some landowners, don't even know what those invasive species are that you mentioned. We have all the same stuff over here in Missouri,,,,
We're at it FT here in Ohio. The whole midwest needs land managers more than ever. Thanks for watching. Keep an eye out for more managment videos.
I really appreciate what you're doing. Folks don't realize that this hurts them even if they aren't anywhere around because it kills the property values. I live in the heart of Kudzu and have seen just how bad it is. We need more people like you out there doing the good work. I'd love to see some kind of government program like the Conservation Corps from back in the 30's so landowners could get the help they need. Maybe even train up and equip whole battalions of mulchers who do nothing but run around shredding the land and reseeding with native species. It won't be easy, but it's critical if we want to save our ecosystems from a total collapse -- which is on the horizon.
Thank you. Yes, the ecosystem is in trouble. Active management is required going forward and we need everyone on board.
Great video. I’m waging my own battle against honeysuckle and autumn olive. They are taking over here in Iowa
Put the beat down on it and try to get back on a burn rotation if you're not currently to keep it out. Native plants and oaks love fire. Asian shrubs do not. We will have some more invasive management specific videos coming soon. Thanks for watching!
How I wish I had you guys up here in NH. I'm just dealing with about half an acre that's been invaded at my parents' place that I haven't been able to clear; but a) it's on a ~45° slope, b) it's the back side of the septic field so heavy machinery can't get to it, c) it abuts onto a wetland site, and d) it's been left untouched for 17 years. Add direct sun in the summer and all the nutrients draining from the leach field and I'm facing multiflora rose, autumn olive, honeysuckle, and buckthorn all 5-7" thick at the root collar, with cane/branch spread 4-6' from the stem, just with my brush cutter and electric chain saw.
Enjoyed watching
We have another non-native beat down with a dozer and mulcher coming soon. Keep an eye out! Thanks for watching.
I'm mulching 40 acres in Western PA on honeysuckle. It looks the exact same as the property you did. How did the follow up treatment go?
Keep on rocking it!
-Bending Branches Underbrushing
I freaking hate bush honeysuckle. Battled it for years before I moved from MO.
Going out into and getting in touch with your land for better land management isn't just a good idea. As a land owner, you are *legally obligated* to maintain your property!
I have a farm in Southern Illinois that has the same type of invasives in your video as well as bamboo. The bamboo is especially difficult to make any progress eradicating. I bush hog early spring and late fall and seem to only blunt the invasion. What type of herbicide mixture is best to kill off these types of plants, and do I need to mulch into the soil instead of just cutting with a bush hog?
I haven't treated bamboo before but I would try Glyphosate first. Its cheap and readily available. Make sure its actively growing and treat thoroughly in the first application. Hit any missed spots a few weeks later and try not to hit the native plants later as they are recolonizing the area. Repeated non-selective spraying is never good.
Good stuff
Same invasive stuff here in PA. We have worked hard to try to keep it under control. Wish you were here with that machine. Seems no one here has such a thing.
The whole midwest is under attack and theyre here to stay at this point. Only those who care to keep their land healthy will enjoy the benefits of a healthy diverse eco-system.
We work in PA by the way.
How do you bid a job like this? What was the pricetag?
We estimate time based on density of the species to be removed.
So here's a dumb question I had a company dump some mulch off at the house right on a hill but when they did it at all sprouted so isn't that all that's going to happen is you sprouts of what you are mulching up. Wouldn't it be just bested to burn
You will get lots of re-sprouts. You will get both noxious and beneficial native plants that re-sprout. Selectively managing what species are re-colonizing the site is critical. It will take a couple rounds of selective herbicide applications to get the invasives under control. If you didn't want to use herbicides you could over seed a heavy blend of native grass that would carry fire in the future. 2-3 years after clearing, prescribed burn.
What area of the country are you based out of?
I'm in upstate ny.
Ohio
Herbicide, ya mean glyphosates?
There's options, each site must be monitored and the best suited herbicide for the job with the least impact to the surrounding area should be used, as few times as possible. Sites like this will need frequent disturbance to keep control and balance to the eco-system.