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separating invasive honeysuckle from desirable shrub
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civ_IV_fan 6a (
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Mon, Apr 2, 12 at 10:59
| I have a young buttonbush that has been taken over by a nearly equally-sized honeysuckle. The honeysuckle is growing out of what looks like the middle of the buttonbush, so it isn't as easy as just pulling it out. What is the best way to take care of this? |
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RE: separating invasive honeysuckle from desirable shrub
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Dear civ IV fan 6a,
Find the base of the honeysuckle and whack it. Be careful not to injure the buttonbush as you whack the honeysuckle. When new honeysuckle tendrils emerge from the vine's root system, whack them again. With enough whacking, the honeysuckle will eventually give up and die. By whacking, you avoid poisoning our environment with weed killer. |
RE: separating invasive honeysuckle from desirable shrub
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| But once you whack it, you could take a foam paintbrush and dab just a bit of herbicide on the cut stump, especially around the edges. Applied carefully like that you won't hurt the buttonbush and you won't introduce the weed killer anywhere but to the honeysuckle. |
RE: separating invasive honeysuckle from desirable shrub
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| Thanks for the tips. I'll wack it and use a q-tip on the exposed stem. I have used that method with some weed trees with great success. I was concerned that since the roots were intertwined with the button bush, that it would kill both. |
RE: separating invasive honeysuckle from desirable shrub
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| Honeysuckle is shallow-rooted. You may be able to yank it from the ground and not break a sweat. |
RE: separating invasive honeysuckle from desirable shrub
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| Despite the fact that the roots are intertwined, there should be no physical interaction between the two that would cause the chemical to transfer since these are different plants entirely (not the same species/genus). |
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