Garlon herbicide

[Bus Driver]

I am told that Garlon does not kill pines. Supposedly it can be brushed onto the bark of most trees and that will kill them. Are these really true statements?
I have some hardwood tree sprouts coming up in my shrubbery and cutting them to the ground does not kill them. Afraid to spray because of possible injury to the shrubbery.

 

[greygoat]

At a state natural area near us the Dept. of
Natural Resources, (DNR) kills unwanted locust
by brushing Garlon on the trunks.

 

[JBMac]

Garlon will roast a pine tree, if you cover the foliage. We use 1 gal per hundred of Glyphosate 4 and 1 qt per hundred of Garlon 4 to kill them on rights-of-way. But, the ester formulation, Garlon 4 mixed with basal or crop oil at (80% oil and 20% Garlon 4) and applied from the ground 18" up will kill nearly any tree, especially if you girdle it.

 

[JBMac]

I should have added, in the heat, the ester formulation can volatilize and injure nearby plants. I would treat the cut stump with straight Round-Up, it has no soil activity and does not volatilize, so it would be a safe choice. You can use the 80/20 blend I posted that you can treat cut stumps with of most any tree to kill it (Round Up wont get everything)

 

[KYfarm]

will it kill a hedgeapple (osage) tree?