!?@?!?#? Buckthorn! Its growing in my bushes everywhere. Can't really dig it out without hurting the bushes its growing into, and how can I spray it without getting it on my good bushes. When its little, you can pull it out by hands, but its hard to spot when its so little, and once its bigger, its hard to get rid of. sorry for your dilemma!

Couldn't you drip roundup on the leaves or burn it using a lighter?

Paul

Cut the buckthorn off short and then paint undiluted Roundup or brush killer on the outside edge of the cut surface, taking care not to let any drip onto other plants. It may take 2 applications to kill it. After the first one, if it resprouts, the leaves will be smaller and sort of warped, but a repeat application should kill it.

when you say buckthorn are you talking about sea buckthorn? The one with the orange berries?

Signet

If you can find it, Tordon will kill the buckthorn with one application.

Paul, I know this is almost exactly a year later but I am curious as to the health of your stand of "Indian Pink" last summer and now this new year.