OT: Multiflora Rose

[Little Ed]

Hi folks. Anybody have a recomendation for something to kill Multiflora rose at this time of year? I thought of using the bush hog, but I am afraid it will just cause it to spread. This is in a wood lot behind the house, and the stuff is real easy to find right now. I was looking for mushrooms, but haven"t found any yet, but if we could get a few days of this sunshine, they would be up. Thank you

 

[old]

FIRE works real well. Yep a brush hog just makes the problem worse and spreads it out more.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Try a spray called crossbow if it is still available... kills brush .. easy on grass !!

 

[Stephen in SoKY]

"Crossbow" is what I use also. Apparently it has just come off patent as I'm seeing generic equivalents for the first time this spring.

 

[IH2444]

Roundup works, but it is still too early here to use it. the target must be growing pretty actively for it to work well.

 

[PJH]

I think Roundup works best if it's leafed out, but not yet blooming.

It's an on-going battle around here. It's one of the plants the government recommended years ago that has now proved to be a hassle. Kinda like Autumn Olive, and Russian Olive. And Bush Honeysuckle.

I remember when none of that stuff grew around here.

Paul

 

[DH in Carolina]

You can blame LBJ's old lady for this plant. They used a lot of it in southern Virginia to control erosion along road banks. It has now spread all over my place. I use a backhoe and pull out the whole plant. DH

 

[PJH]

I didn't know whose idea it was.

We used to plant Crown Vetch on the highway embankments here in Illinois. It worked good, just didn't stay where you wanted it. Now I think it's considered a noxious weed.

Paul

 

[Dean]

Mowing will kill it if you mow it regularly.

Most brush killers will kill it but it may take more than one application. You must spray when the plant is actively growing, i.e., not now.

Round up will kill it but it WILL take several applications.

Dean

 

[Stuart]

Use a product called Spike. It is granular and you sprinkle a little bit around the on the ground next to the multiflora rose. I will kill it and all its off spring that want to grow next to it.. It will take a few months to die but it is worth it. Its the best thing to use on small brush and trees. Works great in hard to get places.
Its the best multiflora rose killer around. It truly is amazing

 

[Anonymous-0]

I've had good luck with Roundup. On the big bushes I cut it down in the winter or early spring. The stumps will sprout and grow thru the summer. Just before hard frost or when the leaves begin to change color spray it good. The cold will suck it into the roots and it's gone. If you miss any hit it again in the spring.

 

[usetob]

"crossbow" hands down

 

[Stuart]

Crossbow will not kill the offspring or new plants in the spring unlessed sprayed again. Spike stays in the soil longer and kills any new ones that try to grow the next year

 

[schmuck]

You didn't REALLY expect a consensus on this, did you?

 

[Sidekick]

I use Crossbow with good results. It's hard on anything with leaves but won't burn the grass too bad if you get a little carried away. Mix it with some diesel fuel and it will really work.

 

[msb]

It doesn't have much of a root system.Pushes out very easily.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Grand-dad used to kill it with diesel fuel...and a match.

 

[Dave 2N]

All good answers below but if it is in your fields and pastures, you are never going to get rid of it completely.
Hogging fields at least once a year does cause a decrease.

 

[Dave 2N]

Telling folks on here to use diesel fuel? My stars and garters! Doesn't that carry as big a penalty as starting a political discussion?

(Quiet now..I agree with you but don't tell nobody!!)

 

[Anonymous-0]

Dave, you must've misinterpreted what I said. I only told them what my Grand-dad used to do...and that it was successful. To construe that as "advice" is making a leap. [And I don't know about your "stars," but the mention of your garters is personal information I don't really need--or want--to know.]

 

[olddog]

I second that emotion.
Wrap a chain around the bottom and pull. Have pulled some with a garden tractor, most with a VAC.

 

[jeffcat]

The spelling is gonna be all wrong. You will be able to sound it out. The best stuff with just a tiny sprinkle is {toradon}. It is expensive!!!!! A box of it was over $300. the last time I looked but it will kill EVERYTHING. Jeffcat

 

[ChrisinMO]

Goats.

We've got very little brush left on our place and any rented land we've had goats on for more than three years. Of course, this only works if you want goats around.

I'd have to say grubbing the roots out is my next preferred eradication method. They do pull out quite easily and it is such a satisfying feeling to set a match to a big pile of them and see them go up in smoke!

Christopher

 

[John S-B]

Mowing WILL kill it, if you do it every couple of months at least. I mowed a small brushy plot of ground when we first bought our lot, and now it is a nice little hayfield. I only broadcast seeded with fescue and put some cheap weed and feed on one year. It did have multifloral and honeysuckle in it, but after the second year of mowing, the roots died. Clover came up on its own so it makes some nice hay.

 

[Fred Werring]

2,4-D will kill it if you spray when the leaves first come out.

After they harden off, it's not worth a hoot.

Fred