Blackberries

[buckdeer1]

Any ideas on how to kill them?

 

[Doe Shooter]

2,4D

 

[KSQ2]

Remedy, careful though, it will kill trees too. Spray the bb while they’re in bloom.

 

[Native Hunter]

On my land, Remedy Ultra sprayed during bloom killed the existing briers and made the roots dormant for 3 years, but after that they were back with a vengeance. In ground that they love, I'm not sure they can be eradicated unless you plow the ground intermittently.

 

[catscratch]

Neighbor north of me fought them for years! Aerial spraying, burning, spot spraying, etc... The thickets appear to be dead now. Not sure if they did something different or if they finally wore them down.

 

[KHNC]

A survey in SC found that properties with abundance of blackberries had a reduced amount of fawn mortality from Coyotes vs properties with active BB herbicide management. It was a significant % of survival on 6000 acres of timber managed properties. Deer were trapped and tracking collars were installed. Over a 5 year period in midlands South Carolina. I plan to let my BB's survive on the 91 acres I am closing on next friday in McCormick CO.

 

[E_308]

The more you eat the less seed is available! I have killed them with Triclopyr 3 and 4. Also had good luck spraying after fire regrowth.

 

[1100LT20]

I could go for a big bowl of blackberry crisp and vanilla ice cream right now!

 

[buckdeer1]

I have some mature patches that I leave but it seems like they sprout up in my NWSG and they are just 1 sprig about 3ft tall

 

[catscratch]

We have very different growing conditions even though we're only 30 miles apart. From what I've seen of blackberries over here is that they rank right up there with Sericea, Locusts, and Johnson Grass for invasiveness. I try very hard to keep those sprigs from turning into thickets.

 

[Native Hunter]

Many people have not seen how thick and impenetrable wild blackberries can get in ground that they really like. I'm talking about thickets that a deer would not even think about trying to enter. In fact, the thickets can get so rank that even a rabbit can barely maneuver through them. A few blackberry bushes scattered here and there are just fine, but enough is enough.

When a patch gets that thick, even tree saplings cannot come up through them. If left alone, plant succession has to take place from trees moving in from the outside - gradually shading the edges so that more trees are able to come up and gradually move in toward the middle of the patch. I've seen places like that on neighboring farms, and it can take decades before a forest eventually forms and shades out the blackberries.