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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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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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A family affair: Successful control of invasive honeysuckle with basal bark herbicide

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

by Bill Kleiman Back in 2014 the Kleiman family decided to test if basal bark herbicide killed invasive bush honeysuckle. Anecdotal comments in articles said it did not work well. I was seeing good control. My daughter Leah was 14 … 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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Basal bark application part 4

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

Previously I described success in killing honeysuckle with October and May applications when the leaves were on the stems of the shrub.  Here are a few kill counts we have from dormant season applications with leaves off: March 6 and … Continue reading →

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Basal bark application on honeysuckle part 1

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

Basal bark works.  Applying brush herbicide with a mineral oil carrier allows the herbicide to be sprayed on the bark.  The mix absorbs into the basal cells of the bark where all the action occurs in a tree or shrub.  … Continue reading →

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Fire does not kill the roots of invasive honeysuckle

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

Fire top kills honeysuckle, but does not kill the root.  We have burned our Bennett woods unit annually for about a dozen years.   The fires top kills most of the honeysuckle, with some plants not affected because they were next … Continue reading →

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Managing invasive Amur honeysuckle

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

In Plants of the Chicago Region, Swink and Wilhelm describe invasive honeysuckle just right: “It would be difficult to exaggerate the weedy potential of this shrub.”   Invasive honeysuckle does very well in savannas, edges of woods, and open fields.  It … Continue reading →

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