I like the hole idea for keeping the glyphosate (Roundup/Rodeo/Aquaneat) in one place and not letting it weep onto surrounding plants. It sure will kill anything green that it touches. Just a note on big stumps, if you remember your plant biology, the only living part of the trunk of any shrub or tree is the cambium which is the layer located just under the outer bark. It's the part that takes nutrients produced in the leaves down to feed the roots, so if you want to save on the chemical, don't bother so much with the inner part of the stump which is already dead tissue and put your holes in next to the inner bark where that cambium layer is. You'll get the same kill with less chemical and still capitalize on that neat drilled hole trick. Nice one!
@@alan933 LOL! Yes, closer to the edge. The cambium is the layer that lies between the bark proper and the wood itself. It's a very thin layer but it is the only living layer in the trunk of the tree. Drilling your holes close to the outer edge of the stump catches both the cambium and the next layer in, the xylem, that is the section that actually carries sugars down into the root system, so your chemical is carried down into the roots where it will kill the plant most effectively. And you don't end up spilling it on other plants nearby!
@@alan933 Look I'm not saying that way is not effective. But I'm telling you I have literally killed probably over 100 my way on the first try with no issues. So I don't know how you get much more effective.
Great video, thanks for producing it. For those curious, I tried the cut-and-drill method then filled the hole with 75% pure super-concentrated vinegar. The honeysuckle survived as if I did nothing to it. I'm not a huge fan of RoundUp, but I can understand why it was used here.
This looks great! I will be trying it this weekend! I take it if it’s been a few weeks since you cut it down you should saw off another inch or two so it absorbs as much as it can.
This method works. I know because I did as the video said, but I had so many honeysuckle stalks, that I missed a few. Any with holes drilled are dead, any I missed are already (less than 3 weeks later) growing new sprigs.
I have several huge bush honeysuckle trees close together. If I use your method to cut them down what should I do about the root system that my be interconnected. How long after I cut them down will I be able to plant something else. Some are on a fence line and others are across a dirt path from the others.
Hey, as long as you put the round up in every trunk, all of the roots should die off. I would say you can go ahead and plant what you want a few days after spraying the stumps, as long as you have space in the ground for your new plants to root! By next year or so, the old stumps will be so brittle and dead you can just break them off or cut it down!
They will take over in the blink of an eye! They were choking out my pear trees. I put a link for the saw I use in the description of the video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I recommend using an adjuvant and the concentrated roundup for stump treatments. Especially for the big ones. The weak 2% spray almost always resulted in many followup treatments for me, not to mention when you look at the price of the spray you are paying for water... Also plug your holes with dowell rod to keep rain from washing it away, and apply some on the entire cut area with a paint brush. Good luck!
I agree with this^ - I’m part of the conservation land steward team at the Cincinnati Nature Center, and we cut our stumps down to 3 inches or less (pretty much as far as we can). We don’t drill holes- although that method looks like it’s working. We apply a 25% glyphosate concentration directly to the stump immediately following the cut much like you’re doing here.. continue doing what works for you, just peepin by Incase you want free info. 😜 you are doing a great job! Keep up the invasive muderings 😂 and also thanks for making this video!
If you just keep cutting them down and harassing them they will eventually die. But just doing it once won't cut the trick. Or if they are that small you can probably just pull them up roots and all.
You can buy Tordon RTU and apply it to the cut stump. No hole drilling necessary. Or if you have roundup concrete you can apply a 50-50 water round up solution to the cut stump. Again as long as the Bush is recently cut, it isn't necessary to drill any holes.
Got a question for you I know there's honeysuckle on our back fence line I live in the city so it is a privacy fence between us and the commercial ground behind us a lot of people leave the honeysuckle to grow to act as a block I have not killed my garden in 2 years and I suddenly noticed these bushes coming up inside it they were good inch around in many cases the roots are very sick we were just digging them up with a shovel and throwing them away but I was wondering if I would be better to do as you did with the saw and the Roundup and let it sit for a week before we dig it up would that work or would they need to set their longer how soon could I remove the roots so that I could till the ground I am assuming that these are somehow traveling Underground from My Back Fence area going 20 feet and coming up in the garden I guess because I mow I don't notice them in between does there's definitely some coming up in the garden do you think that these are traveling underground the same way that a Bradford pear tree does thanks for your help Simon
The honeysuckle are more than likely just spreading over the fence by the seeds blowing in the wind or birds spreading the seed. Small honeysuckles have pretty shallow root systems, so if you are digging the whole root system up, then there is no need to kill it beforehand. That should do the trick. So they are not spreading under the fence, just from the birds probably. So just pop the little ones up and you should be good to go. Just try and make sure you get all of the roots. Most of mine have been too big to dig up. That's why I did it the way I did in the video.
@@fixitFlip thanks for your response and sorry about the horrible auto correction some of my plants are pretty big and the roots are pretty huge so I made you a combination of both I guess because the garden lay fallow for a few years I didn't notice how big the plants were getting appreciate your help have a great night Simon
@@simonkenton5927 Thanks, you too. A combination is probably best. My property was the same way. Hadn't been managed by the previous owner so I feel your pain.
I have cut down an Amur Honeysuckle, drilled holes and poured 30% vinegar in the holes. I wanted to avoid using Roundup, but I know this method isn't likely to work. I've already seen some resprouting through the bark. But I also noticed that the bark is easy to remove from the stumps, so I started removing the bark, mostly just because I could and because it looked kind of neat with the bark removed. Someone mentioned that the layer just under the bark is where the nutrients are transported and where new grow comes from. I wonder if removing the bark might prevent re-growth, especially if you maybe spray the newly denuded stump with something - vinegar or Roundup.
Your method works for you but may I suggest an alternative that would allow you to skip the drilling step: Use stronger concentration glyphosate with a colorant or Tordon RTU and put in on the cambium ring only. The cambium is the living tissue just below the bark. I use a dripper bottle but you can also use a shoe polish bottle or even a small paintbrush. The color lets you see where you put it. This method lets you hit the much smaller stems (too small to drill) that will regrow if you miss them.
This is the method I recommend for my private landowners. The shoe polish bottle is easy to use and doesn't drip chemical. And a couple drops of food coloring tell you which stems you treated!
My honeysuckle is. Mixed in right in near the trunks of my good evergreens if I use your method by cutting off the honeysuckle drilling and applying round up inside. The route will this kill my evergreens through their root System thank you for your time appreciate your help
It’s truly depressing how these horrible invasives have taken over forests. There’s quite a few on my property and a ton lining the dirt road that goes to my house from the main road. I was wondering how to tackle these and this is going to be it. Thank you!
I'm cutting my honeysuckle now in early winter (because the brush was too dense in summer). Can I do roundup/holes now or do I have to wait until the plant is in a growing phase?
What keeps herbicide from killing the tree next to or twined around the honeysuckle? I have the vine kind, not the bush. We don’t use chemicals on our property at all, so it’s going to be a fight for sure. But I am curious as to how trees survive the chemicals nearby.
Well that's why I drill the hole and "try" to get the chemicals only down the hole. But they also sell a kind that is blue, and is painted on, so you can make sure it doesn't touch anything else. I would prefer no chemicals as well in a perfect world, but I had to take out over 100 on my property. It just wasn't feasible. I've also done volunteer projects where I've cleared them out of woods where they are literally choking out the native Buckeye trees. They are invasive and spread rapidly. Sometimes you need some chemicals or you are fighting an uphill battle that you will lose. If you only have a couple, then sure you can fight them without chemicals. Hope that makes sense.
@@fixitFlip It makes perfect sense. I do believe there is more than meets the eye from what I can see in our hedgerow, and my biggest concern are the mature native trees that those awful vines are growing beneath. I like the idea of the blue color since it would provide a clear idea where it’s placed. Our previous neighbor killed a beautiful cedar tree when he accidentally got roundup on a tiny section of a branch while trying to get rid of wisteria… another nightmare. Thank you for the reply. This is going to be a tough one to deal with, it it’s going to kill every tree in the hedgerow if we don’t act. I can’t even imagine having 100 to contend with. The next battle is an ugly one… Japanese Climbing Fern which is considered a “Super-Invasive” by the Forestry Service. We also have rampant chamber bitter. Both of those were brought in via fill dirt our previous neighbor had delivered to do landscaping in his back yard. We had neither of those invasive plants before that fill dirt was brought in. How in the world do you fight an invasive plant that has microscopic seeds?
@@ellaboobella8770 Oh wow, that is a tough one. Killing a Cedar tree, man, what a shame. I am definitely a big nature guy (see my nerdy birdfeeder videos - ha ha) so I don't like to take out anything I can avoid. Here is blue stuff that you can be more precise with: amzn.to/3ctsvSk
@@fixitFlip thanks for the link. I will definitely look into that. And it is heartbreaking to see the destruction the previous and new neighbors have done to those once-gorgeous cedars, and the new neighbors have pretty much killed them all. That’s another talk show. I’m a bird nerd too, and I will definitely check out those videos! I don’t have a cam up for the feeders, but our security camera has gotten some footage of wild hunts by our local Cooper’s hawks, even that of a nesting pair we had this spring, and chases etc between our crows at the hawk. Weird how crows basically see Cooper’s hawks as more of an inconvenience than a threat. It’s crazy to watch. All of my critter videos, including woodchucks, raccoons, opossums, and silly grey squirrel antics. Having cams is addictive, isn’t it?
@@ellaboobella8770 I almost built a sandbox out of cedar recently. Until I took one look at the price of Cedar wood. Yikes. But Cedar wood is so awesome. Doesn't rot. Yes I love watching the birds. I have Mocking birds that fight with Coopers Hawks in my back yard. They constantly go at it. This video is nothing special, but I did catch some of the Coopers Hawks on here. I just do it because I enjoy it. ua-cam.com/video/YvFq9O-f_GI/v-deo.html
Describe what you mean by "growing up through it." Do they have separate trunks and root systems? I have killed a lot that were growing right out of the base of a much bigger tree, and it never hurt the bigger tree.
Just adding a comment, glyphosate, the chemical in Roundup, is a contact herbicide - meaning it has to contact living tissue to be able to act on it. If your smoke tree has no cuts in the trunk, the bark, the non-living protective covering, is intact, and you can isolate the glyphosate to the one honeysuckle by using FixItFlip's drilled hole trick, you should be OK. Just make sure you don't get the chemical on any living part of the smoke tree.
I am wary of the Round-up, especially with all the severe health problems associated with it....is there anything else I could use to put in the holes, like....salt, maybe????
You can use Tordon RTU and any it to a freshly cut stump. No hole drilling necessary. Along as you read the label and wear the proper clothing (gloves, pants, socks, shoes, and long sleeves) you don't have to be scared of roundup. Just read the label and mix it properly for what you want to kill.
There are no severe health problems associated with spraying it on weeds. I would recommend not to pour yourself a tall glass of it every evening, but beyond that, it's not going to hurt you.
I've been watching a number of videos and one of the ways they say you identify the "invasive" type of this species is the hollow wood. So yours must be native?
Mine is Amur honeysuckle. So no, it’s not originally native. I believe they first got over to this continent around 1900 or so. Highly invasive. Some of the older branches are hollow.
If you notice the cane closest to the camera has a hollow pith before Flip even begins to drill into the plant. A hollow pith is a good diagnostic for amur honeysuckle, but I think it's more pronounced on the thinner shoots at the top of the plant, and there is plenty of other ways to tell it's amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii). The vast majority of native honeysuckle species grow like vines, such as Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera reticulata. Amur honeysuckle is the only species found in the eastern US (to my knowledge) that grows with these thick canes and bushy growth. Once you learn to recognize it the difference is pretty clear. Final note: just because a honeysuckle is a vine doesn't mean it's native. Lonicera japonica is highly invasive and common in the East.
Thank you for this. I have a question, how long will it take for the dead roots to die and wilt? I don't want the roots and stumps in my yard. Will the dead roots be easy to pull out of the ground?
It depends on the size of the plant. What I did with a lot of mine, is once I could tell it was dead and not coming back, I took my reciprocating saw and cut it down to the ground level, or just lower. That way I didn't have to worry about hitting them with my mower. The smaller ones you can pop out pretty easy once they are dead. I would say they are pretty dead and brittle in a couple months.
These come up everywhere on my property where there isn't turf, what a nightmare! I stopped using chemicals a few years ago but if this works I am completely on board!
Yeah I don't necessarily "like" using chemicals, but when you have the amount I had, it would be just too overwhelming to get them all popped out by force. I do pop them out once they are good and dead, though.
Have so many just can’t do that. Fastest way I’ve found is just take an axe to all 4 sides of the stump and yank it out. They are very shallow rooted. Also I use a tool to pry them out quickly.
Yeah I have seen those pry tools. Probably best to do it after a decent rain. So you hit the stump with the axe and are still able to pull the roots out? Or you just loosen up the dirt with the axe?
Fix it Flip I take the axe and cut the roots on all 4 sides a few inches from the stump. There is no tap root so it will just push right over. and as long as you don’t leave part of the stump it will never come back.
Pulling them out is always going to leave little pieces of broken off root in the soil and they WILL regenerate into an even more spread out clumpy mess within a couple years. You end up applying herbicides anyways. Might as well just kill it once...
@@fixitFlip Salt is typically about 25-30 cents a canister I have killed a decent sized bush honeysuckle with about 3-4 canisters of salt poured against it all around the base My understanding is that the salt pulls all the nutrients from the plant.....in just a 4-7 days its pretty much dead I will typically cut it lower to the ground and then pour the salt I am in Indiana and these Honeysuckles grow like weeds on my property. They were allowed to grow uncontrolled by the former owner of my home I have cut a few older ones ( with a chainsaw) that had arteries the size of a leg
@@turnne Very interesting. I was in the same situation. Took me a couple years to get rid of all the monsters on my property left by the previous owner.
@Fix it Flip OMG The size of a leg?? That’s disturbing. How would the salt method work if the honeysuckle vines are right next to or under a tree? We hired someone to kill wisteria, and he used the salt method, and it worked. It it wasn’t close to a tree or other shrub.
I find it odd that the herbicide I used in the conservation corps required a certificate from the DNR and yet you can get roundup from the store which is 10x stronger than what we used. The only difference being is that what we used was specifically designed to kill only the honeysuckle.
Hi. I love birds. I have several different bird feeders. A few honeysuckles are okay, but they are very invasive and spread fast and can strangle out other wildlife if not kept in check!
These invasive brush honeysuckles are like feeding candy bars the birds They are a non-native, invasive species that steal nutrients and water from surrounding trees and don't allow for a healthy forest floor or canopy.
Your only option if u dont want to use herbicides is to pull them out of the ground. They r pretty shallow rooters, so if they r small u can just get the ground really wet and pop them out. If they are bigger you can pull them out with a vehicle or a tractor. But just know if u leave one root behind it will re-sprout. Just keep harassing them and pulling them and it’s food reserves will eventually run out and it will die.
Fix it Flip did the right thing killing the Asian Bush Honeysuckle (the variety in the video) and the vining cousin Japanese Honeysuckle and replace with native plants. These plants are wreaking serious havoc on native ecosystems in the United States. Pollinators like Honey Bees benefit from native replacements that don’t choke out other plants.
Asian brush honeysuckle is good for nothing. The berries are like feeding candy bars to the birds. Better to plant other things to attract birds, bees and butterflies. These are horrible for the environment.
I keep seeing honeysuckle berries are liked by some birds. Our honeysuckle is NEVER eaten by any birds or anything that breathes, or walks!! Really can’t believe that birds or any other creatures like them at all!!!
Aww.. honeysuckle? I grew up with a honeysuckle bush against our backyard (protecting us from the lumber yard next door). We would occasionally open the flowers and lick the nectar. I guess one man's weed is another man's treasure. We live in Florida, and we have so many horrible weeds, especially Brazilian Pepper trees, which will root next to established trees and bushes, and take over. Our HOA actually has them in the "not allowed" list of trees. Honeysuckles are a dream next to those.
Yeah we had a couple growing up, too. They are fine if managed and kept in check. If they start spreading and not managed, that's when it gets ugly. Never encountered the Pepper trees, but sounds nasty.
@@fixitFlip because of the product roundup...and having to drill it....products too dangerous....there's another product that you dabble in the fresh cut... completely wipes it out....sorry can't remember name of it.
I wonder if instead of using Roundup, would using white vinegar work? Cheers and great advice to drill into the base of the plant and introduce some type of agent that would prevent future rooting.
I like the hole idea for keeping the glyphosate (Roundup/Rodeo/Aquaneat) in one place and not letting it weep onto surrounding plants. It sure will kill anything green that it touches. Just a note on big stumps, if you remember your plant biology, the only living part of the trunk of any shrub or tree is the cambium which is the layer located just under the outer bark. It's the part that takes nutrients produced in the leaves down to feed the roots, so if you want to save on the chemical, don't bother so much with the inner part of the stump which is already dead tissue and put your holes in next to the inner bark where that cambium layer is. You'll get the same kill with less chemical and still capitalize on that neat drilled hole trick. Nice one!
Thank you and great information!
Are you saying just drill the holes closer to the edge of the stumps? For us who got a D in Botany.
@@alan933 LOL! Yes, closer to the edge. The cambium is the layer that lies between the bark proper and the wood itself. It's a very thin layer but it is the only living layer in the trunk of the tree. Drilling your holes close to the outer edge of the stump catches both the cambium and the next layer in, the xylem, that is the section that actually carries sugars down into the root system, so your chemical is carried down into the roots where it will kill the plant most effectively. And you don't end up spilling it on other plants nearby!
@@arielphf Thanks, and that makes this method seem more effective ua-cam.com/video/cGAwSlUa2R8/v-deo.html
@@alan933 Look I'm not saying that way is not effective. But I'm telling you I have literally killed probably over 100 my way on the first try with no issues. So I don't know how you get much more effective.
Great video, thanks for producing it. For those curious, I tried the cut-and-drill method then filled the hole with 75% pure super-concentrated vinegar. The honeysuckle survived as if I did nothing to it. I'm not a huge fan of RoundUp, but I can understand why it was used here.
Correct and thank you. I try to use it very sparingly (and I do groundskeeping in the summers). When it comes to honeysuckle, not much will kill it.
Great video!!! Short and sweet!
Thank you!
This looks great! I will be trying it this weekend! I take it if it’s been a few weeks since you cut it down you should saw off another inch or two so it absorbs as much as it can.
Thanks, and yes, I definitely would. They heal themselves over very quickly!
Do you use just regular Roundup mixed as directed or are you pouring the concentrate in it looked like premix but I want to make sure
Regular premix 👍🏻
Thx! Definitely one of the easiest ways I’ve seen to remove these
No problem!
Just what I needed to know!
Glad I could help!
I wish they had never introduced thees plants to the state of Missouri. Good job 👏
Thanks. Yeah they are choking out native trees. It's sad
This method works. I know because I did as the video said, but I had so many honeysuckle stalks, that I missed a few. Any with holes drilled are dead, any I missed are already (less than 3 weeks later) growing new sprigs.
Thanks for the confirmation. And yes, those suckers will come back before you can blink. So aggressive and invasive.
I have several huge bush honeysuckle trees close together. If I use your method to cut them down what should I do about the root system that my be interconnected. How long after I cut them down will I be able to plant something else. Some are on a fence line and others are across a dirt path from the others.
Hey, as long as you put the round up in every trunk, all of the roots should die off. I would say you can go ahead and plant what you want a few days after spraying the stumps, as long as you have space in the ground for your new plants to root! By next year or so, the old stumps will be so brittle and dead you can just break them off or cut it down!
Honeysuckle is the bane of my existence. Will definitely be doing this. Now to get one of those saws!
They will take over in the blink of an eye! They were choking out my pear trees. I put a link for the saw I use in the description of the video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I recommend using an adjuvant and the concentrated roundup for stump treatments. Especially for the big ones. The weak 2% spray almost always resulted in many followup treatments for me, not to mention when you look at the price of the spray you are paying for water... Also plug your holes with dowell rod to keep rain from washing it away, and apply some on the entire cut area with a paint brush. Good luck!
Good tips!
I agree with this^ - I’m part of the conservation land steward team at the Cincinnati Nature Center, and we cut our stumps down to 3 inches or less (pretty much as far as we can). We don’t drill holes- although that method looks like it’s working. We apply a 25% glyphosate concentration directly to the stump immediately following the cut much like you’re doing here.. continue doing what works for you, just peepin by Incase you want free info. 😜
you are doing a great job! Keep up the invasive muderings 😂 and also thanks for making this video!
Quick and easy! Any advice for me, I didn’t do roundup when I cut them and they’re back. Too small to drill into and roundup once cut...
If you just keep cutting them down and harassing them they will eventually die. But just doing it once won't cut the trick. Or if they are that small you can probably just pull them up roots and all.
You can buy Tordon RTU and apply it to the cut stump. No hole drilling necessary. Or if you have roundup concrete you can apply a 50-50 water round up solution to the cut stump. Again as long as the Bush is recently cut, it isn't necessary to drill any holes.
Got a question for you I know there's honeysuckle on our back fence line I live in the city so it is a privacy fence between us and the commercial ground behind us a lot of people leave the honeysuckle to grow to act as a block I have not killed my garden in 2 years and I suddenly noticed these bushes coming up inside it they were good inch around in many cases the roots are very sick we were just digging them up with a shovel and throwing them away but I was wondering if I would be better to do as you did with the saw and the Roundup and let it sit for a week before we dig it up would that work or would they need to set their longer how soon could I remove the roots so that I could till the ground I am assuming that these are somehow traveling Underground from My Back Fence area going 20 feet and coming up in the garden I guess because I mow I don't notice them in between does there's definitely some coming up in the garden do you think that these are traveling underground the same way that a Bradford pear tree does thanks for your help Simon
The honeysuckle are more than likely just spreading over the fence by the seeds blowing in the wind or birds spreading the seed. Small honeysuckles have pretty shallow root systems, so if you are digging the whole root system up, then there is no need to kill it beforehand. That should do the trick. So they are not spreading under the fence, just from the birds probably. So just pop the little ones up and you should be good to go. Just try and make sure you get all of the roots. Most of mine have been too big to dig up. That's why I did it the way I did in the video.
@@fixitFlip thanks for your response and sorry about the horrible auto correction some of my plants are pretty big and the roots are pretty huge so I made you a combination of both I guess because the garden lay fallow for a few years I didn't notice how big the plants were getting appreciate your help have a great night Simon
@@simonkenton5927 Thanks, you too. A combination is probably best. My property was the same way. Hadn't been managed by the previous owner so I feel your pain.
I have cut down an Amur Honeysuckle, drilled holes and poured 30% vinegar in the holes. I wanted to avoid using Roundup, but I know this method isn't likely to work. I've already seen some resprouting through the bark. But I also noticed that the bark is easy to remove from the stumps, so I started removing the bark, mostly just because I could and because it looked kind of neat with the bark removed. Someone mentioned that the layer just under the bark is where the nutrients are transported and where new grow comes from. I wonder if removing the bark might prevent re-growth, especially if you maybe spray the newly denuded stump with something - vinegar or Roundup.
Interesting thought. Let me know if it works. Might be a little time consuming for someone who is removing tons of it, though.
Your method works for you but may I suggest an alternative that would allow you to skip the drilling step: Use stronger concentration glyphosate with a colorant or Tordon RTU and put in on the cambium ring only. The cambium is the living tissue just below the bark. I use a dripper bottle but you can also use a shoe polish bottle or even a small paintbrush. The color lets you see where you put it. This method lets you hit the much smaller stems (too small to drill) that will regrow if you miss them.
I have seen the colorant method used before. I typically just use what I have on hand.
This is the method I recommend for my private landowners. The shoe polish bottle is easy to use and doesn't drip chemical. And a couple drops of food coloring tell you which stems you treated!
My honeysuckle is. Mixed in right in near the trunks of my good evergreens if I use your method by cutting off the honeysuckle drilling and applying round up inside. The route will this kill my evergreens through their root System thank you for your time appreciate your help
No problem.
Hi, great video! What season of the year is the most effective?
Thanks! Right now is good! Right as green growth is starting as winter transitions into spring.
It’s truly depressing how these horrible invasives have taken over forests. There’s quite a few on my property and a ton lining the dirt road that goes to my house from the main road. I was wondering how to tackle these and this is going to be it. Thank you!
No problem. Yes it is very frustrating to see them choke out the native trees.
THX Fix it Flip! Honeysuckle must go! Noxious vegetation that ruins landscaping , fences and house foundations
It will really take over if you don't take care of it!
Just had my honeysuckle cut down.
I'm cutting my honeysuckle now in early winter (because the brush was too dense in summer). Can I do roundup/holes now or do I have to wait until the plant is in a growing phase?
Yes, Winter is a great time to do it.
thanks
@@jeffsautopage8764 no problem
What keeps herbicide from killing the tree next to or twined around the honeysuckle? I have the vine kind, not the bush. We don’t use chemicals on our property at all, so it’s going to be a fight for sure. But I am curious as to how trees survive the chemicals nearby.
Well that's why I drill the hole and "try" to get the chemicals only down the hole. But they also sell a kind that is blue, and is painted on, so you can make sure it doesn't touch anything else. I would prefer no chemicals as well in a perfect world, but I had to take out over 100 on my property. It just wasn't feasible. I've also done volunteer projects where I've cleared them out of woods where they are literally choking out the native Buckeye trees. They are invasive and spread rapidly. Sometimes you need some chemicals or you are fighting an uphill battle that you will lose. If you only have a couple, then sure you can fight them without chemicals. Hope that makes sense.
@@fixitFlip It makes perfect sense. I do believe there is more than meets the eye from what I can see in our hedgerow, and my biggest concern are the mature native trees that those awful vines are growing beneath.
I like the idea of the blue color since it would provide a clear idea where it’s placed. Our previous neighbor killed a beautiful cedar tree when he accidentally got roundup on a tiny section of a branch while trying to get rid of wisteria… another nightmare.
Thank you for the reply. This is going to be a tough one to deal with, it it’s going to kill every tree in the hedgerow if we don’t act. I can’t even imagine having 100 to contend with.
The next battle is an ugly one… Japanese Climbing Fern which is considered a “Super-Invasive” by the Forestry Service. We also have rampant chamber bitter. Both of those were brought in via fill dirt our previous neighbor had delivered to do landscaping in his back yard. We had neither of those invasive plants before that fill dirt was brought in. How in the world do you fight an invasive plant that has microscopic seeds?
@@ellaboobella8770 Oh wow, that is a tough one. Killing a Cedar tree, man, what a shame. I am definitely a big nature guy (see my nerdy birdfeeder videos - ha ha) so I don't like to take out anything I can avoid. Here is blue stuff that you can be more precise with: amzn.to/3ctsvSk
@@fixitFlip thanks for the link. I will definitely look into that. And it is heartbreaking to see the destruction the previous and new neighbors have done to those once-gorgeous cedars, and the new neighbors have pretty much killed them all. That’s another talk show.
I’m a bird nerd too, and I will definitely check out those videos! I don’t have a cam up for the feeders, but our security camera has gotten some footage of wild hunts by our local Cooper’s hawks, even that of a nesting pair we had this spring, and chases etc between our crows at the hawk. Weird how crows basically see Cooper’s hawks as more of an inconvenience than a threat. It’s crazy to watch. All of my critter videos, including woodchucks, raccoons, opossums, and silly grey squirrel antics.
Having cams is addictive, isn’t it?
@@ellaboobella8770 I almost built a sandbox out of cedar recently. Until I took one look at the price of Cedar wood. Yikes. But Cedar wood is so awesome. Doesn't rot.
Yes I love watching the birds. I have Mocking birds that fight with Coopers Hawks in my back yard. They constantly go at it. This video is nothing special, but I did catch some of the Coopers Hawks on here. I just do it because I enjoy it.
ua-cam.com/video/YvFq9O-f_GI/v-deo.html
I have some actually growing up through a smoke tree. Will this method harm the tree?
Describe what you mean by "growing up through it." Do they have separate trunks and root systems? I have killed a lot that were growing right out of the base of a much bigger tree, and it never hurt the bigger tree.
Just adding a comment, glyphosate, the chemical in Roundup, is a contact herbicide - meaning it has to contact living tissue to be able to act on it. If your smoke tree has no cuts in the trunk, the bark, the non-living protective covering, is intact, and you can isolate the glyphosate to the one honeysuckle by using FixItFlip's drilled hole trick, you should be OK. Just make sure you don't get the chemical on any living part of the smoke tree.
@@arielphf Great answer!
Thank you!
You’re welcome! 👍🏻
I am wary of the Round-up, especially with all the severe health problems associated with it....is there anything else I could use to put in the holes, like....salt, maybe????
I have never tried that personally. But I know what you mean with the roundup. I use it very sparingly.
You can use Tordon RTU and any it to a freshly cut stump. No hole drilling necessary.
Along as you read the label and wear the proper clothing (gloves, pants, socks, shoes, and long sleeves) you don't have to be scared of roundup. Just read the label and mix it properly for what you want to kill.
@@bradwashkowiak9928 I've heard of it but never personally tried it.
There are no severe health problems associated with spraying it on weeds. I would recommend not to pour yourself a tall glass of it every evening, but beyond that, it's not going to hurt you.
@@UFDionysus So no "severe" health problems? How about non-severe health problems? Or long-term low exposure? Any studies?
Oh man, I wish it was this easy to get rid of the vines. I cut that crap out every year and it's like I never even thought about it.
I hear ya on that one. I fight those, too. This trick will work on thick vines, too. Just cut it close to the ground and spray the stump.
@@fixitFlip awesome. Just had a boatload cut down. I know what my project is this weekend
@@MasterMalrubius It should work. Good luck with it!
I just learned about the honeysuckle popper so hoping to try that
I've seen it online. Never tried it. Let me know how it is.
I've been watching a number of videos and one of the ways they say you identify the "invasive" type of this species is the hollow wood. So yours must be native?
Mine is Amur honeysuckle. So no, it’s not originally native. I believe they first got over to this continent around 1900 or so. Highly invasive. Some of the older branches are hollow.
If you notice the cane closest to the camera has a hollow pith before Flip even begins to drill into the plant. A hollow pith is a good diagnostic for amur honeysuckle, but I think it's more pronounced on the thinner shoots at the top of the plant, and there is plenty of other ways to tell it's amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii). The vast majority of native honeysuckle species grow like vines, such as Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera reticulata. Amur honeysuckle is the only species found in the eastern US (to my knowledge) that grows with these thick canes and bushy growth. Once you learn to recognize it the difference is pretty clear.
Final note: just because a honeysuckle is a vine doesn't mean it's native. Lonicera japonica is highly invasive and common in the East.
Thank you for this. I have a question, how long will it take for the dead roots to die and wilt? I don't want the roots and stumps in my yard. Will the dead roots be easy to pull out of the ground?
It depends on the size of the plant. What I did with a lot of mine, is once I could tell it was dead and not coming back, I took my reciprocating saw and cut it down to the ground level, or just lower. That way I didn't have to worry about hitting them with my mower. The smaller ones you can pop out pretty easy once they are dead. I would say they are pretty dead and brittle in a couple months.
Does this also work on trumpet vine?
Yes, I have done it numerous times.
Cool!
Thanks!
Can anyone tell me what this yanking tool is called, looks like, or where I can get it?
There are different tools out there like this:
www.misterhoneysuckle.com/order/
Reciprocating saw. Home Depot or lowes.
Would this work on grapevine?
Yes, it would. Just cut it off where it goes into the ground a little above the ground and do the same thing to the stump!
So just the standard dilution?
Yes, that's correct.
Have your attempts failed when holes were not drilled?
@@davejoseph5615 I have only done it with holes. That's just the way it was handed down to me.
These come up everywhere on my property where there isn't turf, what a nightmare! I stopped using chemicals a few years ago but if this works I am completely on board!
Yeah I don't necessarily "like" using chemicals, but when you have the amount I had, it would be just too overwhelming to get them all popped out by force. I do pop them out once they are good and dead, though.
GREAT!!!
Thank you!
Have so many just can’t do that. Fastest way I’ve found is just take an axe to all 4 sides of the stump and yank it out. They are very shallow rooted. Also I use a tool to pry them out quickly.
Yeah I have seen those pry tools. Probably best to do it after a decent rain. So you hit the stump with the axe and are still able to pull the roots out? Or you just loosen up the dirt with the axe?
Fix it Flip I take the axe and cut the roots on all 4 sides a few inches from the stump. There is no tap root so it will just push right over. and as long as you don’t leave part of the stump it will never come back.
@@Ahambric1998 That's a pretty good little trick. I know they are pretty shallow rooted.
Pulling them out is always going to leave little pieces of broken off root in the soil and they WILL regenerate into an even more spread out clumpy mess within a couple years. You end up applying herbicides anyways. Might as well just kill it once...
This took over my pasture field. Suprised they still sell roundup.
They will take over fast.
One can also cover the entire root system around the plant with table salt and it will also kill the bush
Interesting. Seems like a lot of salt, though.
@@fixitFlip
Salt is typically about 25-30 cents a canister
I have killed a decent sized bush honeysuckle with about 3-4 canisters of salt poured against it all around the base
My understanding is that the salt pulls all the nutrients from the plant.....in just a 4-7 days its pretty much dead
I will typically cut it lower to the ground and then pour the salt
I am in Indiana and these Honeysuckles grow like weeds on my property. They were allowed to grow uncontrolled by the former owner of my home
I have cut a few older ones ( with a chainsaw) that had arteries the size of a leg
@@turnne Very interesting. I was in the same situation. Took me a couple years to get rid of all the monsters on my property left by the previous owner.
@Fix it Flip OMG The size of a leg?? That’s disturbing.
How would the salt method work if the honeysuckle vines are right next to or under a tree? We hired someone to kill wisteria, and he used the salt method, and it worked. It it wasn’t close to a tree or other shrub.
@@ellaboobella8770 I would be concerned about the tree. The salt will kill ( or cause damage) to any root system you pour it around
Just work little hard to weed out the bushes from the roots. Glyphosate is not worth the cancer
Sounds good but mine just gets worse if I do that.
Tordon RTU is a really good one
Thanks for the tip.
I find it odd that the herbicide I used in the conservation corps required a certificate from the DNR and yet you can get roundup from the store which is 10x stronger than what we used. The only difference being is that what we used was specifically designed to kill only the honeysuckle.
Wow, interesting.
Wish the average person can get that. I’ve never heard of a target-specific herbicide. Interesting.
You dont need to drill a hole because roundup transports through the outer layers of the stump, not the center.
I've had better success with this method. The hole just allows it to sit for longer with more time to soak in.
Just wondering why you would do this? My honeysuckles attract hummingbirds and butterflies
Hi. I love birds. I have several different bird feeders. A few honeysuckles are okay, but they are very invasive and spread fast and can strangle out other wildlife if not kept in check!
These invasive brush honeysuckles are like feeding candy bars the birds
They are a non-native, invasive species that steal nutrients and water from surrounding trees and don't allow for a healthy forest floor or canopy.
@@lynnehallett4167 Exactly. I have volunteered at parks to go in and clear them out because they are strangling out native trees!
Nice. Thank you I hate honeysuckle
No problem. It can spread like wildfire if you're not on top of it.
Looks how big that joke it lol can’t be 😂
How to do this next to a fishing lake and NOT use harmful chemicals. I have a bunch around my dock I would love gone, but don’t want to use roundup
Your only option if u dont want to use herbicides is to pull them out of the ground. They r pretty shallow rooters, so if they r small u can just get the ground really wet and pop them out. If they are bigger you can pull them out with a vehicle or a tractor. But just know if u leave one root behind it will re-sprout. Just keep harassing them and pulling them and it’s food reserves will eventually run out and it will die.
I have a video on my channel about how to pull out bushes with a truck if u want to check that out.
@@fixitFlip I use a mattock and dig the roots out.
They're pretty shallow rooted .
@@cliffnieporte7817 That's a good idea.
Salt water (heavy, 3-4 tablespoons to a small spray bottle, warm), or 2 parts vineger/ 1 part water, 5 or so drops of Dawn or similar dish detergent.
Dang I should’ve used a drill
Ha ha, yep.
What am I missing here? My honeysuckle is a vine, not a tree.
There are both kinds. You can kill the vines the same way.
@@fixitFlip ok then :) Thanks for that :)
@@infinitelyblessed359 You got it.
i like honeysuckle, so do the bees. If you raise honey bees like i do, would want em
I don't mind them in moderation. They were spreading and choking out my Pear trees and other small trees. Just thinning them out.
yep cool
Fix it Flip did the right thing killing the Asian Bush Honeysuckle (the variety in the video) and the vining cousin Japanese Honeysuckle and replace with native plants. These plants are wreaking serious havoc on native ecosystems in the United States. Pollinators like Honey Bees benefit from native replacements that don’t choke out other plants.
Hummingbirds love it, too, but geez, this thing spreads faster than celebrety gossip.
Asian brush honeysuckle is good for nothing. The berries are like feeding candy bars to the birds. Better to plant other things to attract birds, bees and butterflies. These are horrible for the environment.
I keep seeing honeysuckle berries are liked by some birds. Our honeysuckle is NEVER eaten by any birds or anything that breathes, or walks!! Really can’t believe that birds or any other creatures like them at all!!!
Lol, very true. And they choke out native plants and trees extremely quick!
The plant is litterally over takeing everything. They are killing large trees at the roots and wild food producing plants of all kinds.
The only utilization by wildlife I've seen is a birds nest in one.
Aww.. honeysuckle? I grew up with a honeysuckle bush against our backyard (protecting us from the lumber yard next door). We would occasionally open the flowers and lick the nectar. I guess one man's weed is another man's treasure. We live in Florida, and we have so many horrible weeds, especially Brazilian Pepper trees, which will root next to established trees and bushes, and take over. Our HOA actually has them in the "not allowed" list of trees. Honeysuckles are a dream next to those.
Yeah we had a couple growing up, too. They are fine if managed and kept in check. If they start spreading and not managed, that's when it gets ugly. Never encountered the Pepper trees, but sounds nasty.
This is not the same honeysuckle. It's a horribly invasive non-native brush.
Best way is use to 30 percent vinigar will kill it and its safe for environment
I HATE these
Agreed. They do no good.
Don’t use roundup! You’re killing everything. Quit being lazy
I'm definitely not lazy
You're not going to kill everything if you only apply the Roundup to the honeysuckle stumps.
Not legit !!
What do you mean?
@@fixitFlip because of the product roundup...and having to drill it....products too dangerous....there's another product that you dabble in the fresh cut... completely wipes it out....sorry can't remember name of it.
@@Mrcrisis2012 Okay, this method has worked for me. But nothing wrong with having a different opinion!
Lol that is a bush/tree you cut. Not honeysuckle
Ok.
I wonder if instead of using Roundup, would using white vinegar work? Cheers and great advice to drill into the base of the plant and introduce some type of agent that would prevent future rooting.
Thanks, and no, I don't think white vinegar will work. It will damage the surface a bit but won't get down into the deep roots enough.