Cut and spray Asian Bush honeysuckle in the winter?

I hunt and maintain my brother in law's property the he recently enrolled in a management program through the IDNR. I have divided the property into 5 acre sections and I have made decent progress, but I haven't done any work since deer season started on October 1st. With our deer season coming to an end on January 5th I plan to get back to work on it, weather/ground conditions permitting. I have been pulling the stuff for the most part with either my Kubota, my PullerBear or by hand. The section I am moving to has quite a bit of honeysuckle that the stem/trunk is over 3" in diameter and I can't get to with the Kubota. I have read that cutting and spraying is effective on the winter months and that is how I plan to approach it. Have any of you cut and sprayed during the winter months and if you have, did it work for you? Also, there are several options as to which herbicide to spray the trunk with. Anything in particular work well for you? Thanks in advance for any input. Mike
 
I cut stump and hack and squirt with 41% gly. I don't pull anymore. Ground disturbance seems to make it worse. I waited for the end of winter when temps increase, but I may mix some diesel in and get after it sooner this year. Get a buckthorn blaster if you stump cut. It makes a lot less mess and a little goes a long way.
 
Ive done similar to Zeek, sprayed throughout winter, much easier to cut and spray than pull, but I can see why youd go that route. Of note, I have seen honeysuckle re-root itself so when you pull small plants make sure its in an area that will dry out the roots.

The buckthorn blaster looks awesome, and I suspect it would kill honeysuckle, but I would call and see what ingredients are in the container.
 
Ive done similar to Zeek, sprayed throughout winter, much easier to cut and spray than pull, but I can see why youd go that route. Of note, I have seen honeysuckle re-root itself so when you pull small plants make sure its in an area that will dry out the roots.

The buckthorn blaster looks awesome, and I suspect it would kill honeysuckle, but I would call and see what ingredients are in the container.
You just get the container and put in whatever herbicide you want.
 
Pulling it is a lot of work and the torn off root ends will sprout half a dozen new plants. Cut it off with a chainsaw or polesaw, several inches above the ground, and spray the stump with a mixture of 1/3 triclopyr and 2/3 diesel fuel. This is the easiest method and guaranteed it won't be back. You need very little spray and the effort required is about as little as any method. Hack and squirt is ok, but takes more effort for varied results. Winter is great for this method.
 
Bush honeysuckle holds its leaves longer than any other plant in the woods, therefore another method to kill it is to wait until all of the other plants have dropped their leaves, then spray the green leaves with glyphosate in a backpack mist blower. But I personally prefer to cut it off and spray the stump, that method can be used any time of year.
 
Triclopyr is sure death for woody species. Here are pics from last spring, I sprayed barberry with triclopyr, forestry dye, and diesel fuel. Daniel's farm store in Leola Pa has good prices on triclopyr, no license needed.
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After killing the big brushes you will have a huge seed bank on the ground. Walk the area in the spring when the new honeysuckle seedlings are sprouting and hit them with a hand pump sprayer and 4-6 oz glyphosate per gallon of water. Seedlings are not rooted well and are easier to kill.
 
Some interesting honeysuckle trivia, these invasive bushes can grow so big that my neighbor was cutting 6" diameter Asian Bush Honeysuckle for firwood.
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41% gly mixed 50/50 with water for a 20% solution works very well and is most economical. As mentioned, if you yank an autumn olive, for example, out with a tractor you'll end up with 10 autumn olives instead of one.

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Do these cut stump treatments work up North the in winter, when temps are well below freezing?
 
Do these cut stump treatments work up North the in winter, when temps are well below freezing?
I am located in west central Indiana. Yesterday I contacted a local man who does invasive species removal professionally and he told me that he prefers cutting and treat bush honeysuckle in the winter months. He told me to be sure to treat the stumps as soon as possible after cutting to help insure a good kill.
 
My forester said gly/tri with colored dish soap vs diesel fuel. I guess he said if you get cheap dish soap it is thicker and won't run and you can tell which stumps you treated. Any thoughts on comparison to diesel, am I gaining or losing anything?


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I use 1/3 Triclopyr with 2/3 diesel fuel for cut stumps in winter, with the red off road diesel fuel on a freshly cut stump you can see its been sprayed. When I spray glyphosate on the green leaves of invasives like hay scented ferns in the summer I mix 3 oz per gallon of blue forestry dye so I can mark where I'm going.
 
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