Mechanical removal of Chinese privet
By: John Klepac, Robert B. Rummer, James L. Hanula, and Scott Horn.
Contributors: Klepac, John.; United States. Forest Service. Southern Research Station.
Series: Research paper SRS -- 43.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Asheville, NC
Language: eng
Subjects: Oleaceae -- Southern States.; Invasive plants -- Control -- Southern States.; Alien plants -- Control -- Southern States.
Description: Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.), a highly invasive nonnative plant, is prevalent in the Southern United States. Chinese privet infestations can hinder regeneration of desirable species, reduce stand productivity, and have other undesirable consequences. A combined mechanical (mulching) and chemical (triclopyr) treatment was applied to Chinese privet in forest stands in Georgia on an experimental basis. The cost of removing Chinese privet was estimated to be $737 per acre when a tracked 110-horsepower mulching machine and a two-person herbicide application crew are employed.
Notes: "January 2007."

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