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koday88

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I was hoping a few of you might have some advice on how to deal with multiflora rose. We have one section of our farm where the multiflora rose is extremely thick in the timber. We want to eradicate it as quickly and effectively as possible. I've read that there are certain herbicides that can be used for this, but I wanted to get some opinions on people who may have experience doing this. We obviously do not want to cause any harm to our trees by spraying the wrong stuff, etc. Any advice/suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks
 
mudingbuck said:
Can you burn? Ever thought of hiring a guy with a team of goats?
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If you can burn in that section of timber...nothing I know is as effective as fire in knocking out MFR. You can also cut/mow it and then spray it too, but fire would be my first choice by far.
 
I don't have any experience with burning in timbers, so I guess I'm not really sure if it would be possible or not. It's a decent chunk of timber thats invaded with it, probably right around 30 acres. It's actually one of Skip's old farms (Sligh1) and he has done a lot of good hinge cutting in the area, so I wouldn't want a burn to ruin any of that. We will look into the thought of burning though if there aren't any better options.
 
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Actually in the past I'd put on several layers of clothes, work my way into the bush far enough to get to the main stems then cut as close as I could to the ground with a chain saw. The bushes were quite a bit taller than I was. Some stumps I dug out and some I sprayed with Tordon 22K.

I found that if I sprayed the entire bush with 22K the resultant "drip" and translocation did almost more harm than good. Crossbow worked and was gentler on the desirable plants in the area. Problem was I'd still have an ugly dead bush to look at. I found the flesh tearing-chainsaw-spray method more ascetically pleasing plus the fire from burning the giant pile of MFR cuttings was cathartic.
 
When I first bought my "home place" 30 years ago it was overrun with multiflora rose. I got after it with sprayer & glyphosate. That got it dead, but left a "scorched earth appearance as it got all the grass etc. in the vicinity dead also. After a few years the vines just got brittle & crumbled under the weight of snow etc.. Honeysuckle soon took over where the MFR was. Classical case of "out of the fry pan & into the fire". :rolleyes: At least honeysuckle doesn't have all those freaking thorns!
 
We have burnt MFR in the past but in some cases it has come back the following year. If you can get in there and cut it out and treat it with Tordon I believe that is your best bet. Ours was not in timber so we were able to cut them out with a batwing mower, I would assume the likelihood of getting a brush hog into the timber is probably slim. Good luck with it!
 
If you find the answer, I have more of it you can kill. Will burning kill it for good, or does it come back? I assume mowing/cutting alone won't get it for good.
 
I used garlon 4 and bark oil. Just sprayed enough on each plant to cover it as best as I could. It worked really well, that was last spring.
 
Thanks for all of the responses. We'll look into all of the suggestions. It's not like it's a life-or-death situation to where we need to get rid of it, but it would be nice to find an effective way to get it out of there. It's annoying especially when trying to hang stands and shed hunt. I can't imagine the deer are too fond of it either. Thanks again and I'll look into everything
 
I have been doing the cut and burn on my place, its a great way to burn some time in late winter. The regrowth I have been spraying with a lawn chemical called triplett with good success. It is a 24 d product sold for broadleaf weeds in lawns but hammers the mfr without killing the desirable plants.
 
I checked on getting rid of mine a few years back and was told the deer love them and to leave it.
 
CurtisWalker said:
Makes some of the best bedding areas. But getting to a shed in middle of a patch is a different story.
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That's exactly where the biggest one I've found this year was at, but it was a broken antler not a shed. Not sure if the bucks fought right there, or if something carried it in there. Area had a deep ditch to one side and mfr or other thorny stuff all around it. The path into it got a little trim with the pruners on the way in!
 
Track skid loader with a tooth bar on the bucket. Skim the top of the soil and the teeth will hook the roots and bring it out. It worked for me
 
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