Tag Archives: basal bark

Testing Follow-Up Treatments for Honeysuckle Resprouts

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Clara Barton

Basal bark treatment is one of the most effective methods for controlling invasive Amur honeysuckle, but it is not unusual to find treated shrubs that continue producing living shoots for weeks or even months after treatment. Should these plants be left alone to die from the original treatment? Or should they be sprayed with a follow up treatment? During the summer of 2026, I tested two follow-up herbicide treatments on surviving honeysuckle resprouts to determine whether additional treatment could improve control and reduce the risk of long-term survival. Continue reading →

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Post-Burn Basal Bark Treatments: A Game Changer for Invasive Shrub Control

Posted on May 14, 2026 by jmasonfpdwc

By: Julianne Mason, Forest Preserve District of Will County Over the past decade, we’ve consistently found basal bark herbicide treatment to be the most efficient and effective way to control invasive shrubs. In fact, we now use basal bark treatments … Continue reading →

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Basal Bark Herbicide Treatments for Invasive Shrubs – the Type of Oil Carrier Matters!

Posted on May 1, 2024 by jmasonfpdwc

By: Julianne Mason, Ecological Management Supervisor, Forest Preserve District of Will County, IL If you haven’t read Kaleb Baker’s recent post about his study that showed the effectiveness of basal bark treating amur honeysuckle, an invasive shrub, please do so … Continue reading →

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A Study on Controlling Bush Honeysuckle

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Kaleb Baker Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is an invasive shrub that flourishes along forest edges and in open woodlands. Amur honeysuckle shades out native flora with its early leaf-out and prolonged leaf retention, and when left uncontrolled, can produce … Continue reading →

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Birchmeier not spraying right

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman I have seen this issue before.  A repair tag on the Birchmeier that says “does not pump right”  or “does not spray right”.  Indeed, when I tried this pack it would only pump one stroke and then … Continue reading →

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Basal bark G4 on Echinacea purpurea

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea is a wonderful native plant, but it is out of range, out of place for Nachusa. We have the E pallida, pale purple coneflower. Years back, the nursery that sold us the invasive … Continue reading →

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Peaceful winter work

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bryon Walters Winter has always been my favorite time of the year to do woodland ecological restoration work.  It’s peaceful, comfortable and non hazardous. There are no insects, Herps or bird nests to accidentally spray on. Basal spraying with … Continue reading →

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Siberian elm controlled by basal bark herbicide

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

20% garlon 4 in basal bark oil sprayed at the base of invasive Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, kills these small elm trees growing in our prairie planting.  Above is one dead elm.  There is a small ring of dead, or … Continue reading →

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Julianne Mason on Basal Bark Applications Using an Oil-Water Emulsion

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

I am re-sending this post from Julianne Mason as it may have not gone through to some folks the first time.   – BK Julianne Mason Fall is a lovely time here in northeastern Illinois.  The leaves are turning, mornings are … Continue reading →

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Julianne Mason on “Basal Bark Applications Using an Oil-Water Emulsion”

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

Editors note:  At our recent GRN Workshop in Kane County I announced I was looking for guests to write posts for this blog.  Juli Mason was in the audience and below she gives us a helpful  report.  If you have … Continue reading →

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