Kill Privet - 4 Keys to Successfully Controlling Chinese Privet

People make all sorts of mistakes when trying to kill invasive brush like Chinese privet. This video demonstrates how to kill Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) using the cut stump treatment method. Below are the key segments of this video:
0:05 Introduction to the site infested with Chinese privet.
0:43 Site after treatment showing absense of privet.
1:02 Pile of privet cut at the site
1:09 Green Shoots Large Precision Foam Herbicide Dispenser - the tool used for treating the cut stumps of the privet.
1:28 Demonstration of the cut stump treatment used at the site.
2:21 Four key things to remember when doing a cut stump treatment on woody brush like Chinese privet.
2:27 First, trim back the upper branches.
2:38 Second, cut the stem about 1-3 inches above ground level.
2:49 Third, brush sawdust and other debris off the stump face.
2:59 Fourth, apply the herbicide within about 5 minutes of making the cut.

[@jaytee66]

Great to the first to view I have great success with your products

[@GreenShoots]

Thank you JayTee! I really appreciate that!

[@treesRpeopletwo]

I use a saws all to cut and a dauber to apply herbicide...with similarly good results.

[@GreenShoots]

Yes, that's another option.

[@carenharris863]

What herbicide should be used? Thats an important piece of information.

[@GreenShoots]

Glyphosate works well. Use at least 20% active ingredient. Incidentally, I just checked this site recently and it still looks good. Glyphosate will provide slightly better control than triclopyr according to research by Stephen Enloe at the Univiersity of Florida.

[@midwestplantgeeks8643]

Not a fan of foam. Takes too long to apply also can't effectively hack squirt or girdle either. Options and applications very limited and less kill in outings

[@GreenShoots]

Have you tried our foam herbicide system? It's totally different from conventional foam technologies.

[@coziii.1829]

Why kill what bees 🐝 use and it’s a hedge

[@GreenShoots]

This method shouldn't harm bees at all. The chemical we used has low toxicity to bee. Moreover removal of the privet will benefit the bees. Look at the study from Hanula et al (2011) where the researchers found that removal of privet "provided immediate benefits for native pollinators and resulted in bee communities similar to non-invaded forests."

[@tikdoph]

It's highly invasive, spreads like wildfire, and if left unchecked, over time, its root system can crack concrete paths and foundations.