Timber Stand Improvement | Herbicide Selection

Selecting and mixing the proper herbicide is crucial when doing Timber Stand Improvement. Too little and you're wasting your time, too much and you could do more harm than good. Rob Haubry is a consulting forester and has over 20 year of experience with herbicide application while performing TSI.

[@64eski]

Great video. Simplifies and makes everything convenient. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Whitetail_Properties]

Glad it was helpful!

[@laferriere6]

Thank you, I had to look through a bunch of videos to find the name of the chemicals we need.
Thanks!!

[@Whitetail_Properties]

You are welcome!

[@willhunter2387]

Does this work well for honey locust trees? I have an infestation I'm trying to reduce.

[@KiloWhiskeyOne]

Is glyphosate the best alternative in states where you cannot purchase Garlan 4 Ultra without a license?

[@valeria2930]

Do you have links for these products?

[@stephenkutney9626]

When mixing one gallon, what is the ratio of the garlan4 to your oil mix? Is the oil mixture a vegetable oil? If not, why not just use diesel?

[@Mona-eh3up]

Could I use this in oak trees that are invading my pecan trees space- if I apply it directly to the trees’ bark?

[@Whitetail_Properties]

You will need to get the herbicide beyond the cambium layer, which is just beneath the bark, to allow the herbicide to translocate and kill the trees. But yes, you can use this method to save your pecans from the oaks.

[@user-gz7kb7yq9p]

Good info-- just a question... becasue that stuff is so expensive, could you use a gallon of vinegar and a quart of diesel instead?

[@Whitetail_Properties]

We've never tried.. It is expensive, but a 2 gallon jug will last for years and years.

[@user-gz7kb7yq9p]

@@Whitetail_Properties I suppose so.....but it's just to expensive, unless you're in the business and can pass along the cost to customers/clients.

[@StevenSmith-7t391]

Buy Triclopyr brand for a lot cheaper. Same formula as Garlon.
Diesel works great. People have been using it for years.

[@user-gz7kb7yq9p]

@@StevenSmith-7t391 thank you

[@jaredcep]

Should I be using this cocktail or Craig Harper’s cocktail which is Garlon 3A-50%, water-40% and arsenal ac-10% ? The cocktail in this video along with Craig Harper’s are both being presented on this channel. Is one more effective than the other or equally effective? Thanks.

[@Whitetail_Properties]

They are certainly both effective. Dr. Harpers mix is probably what we see more commonly used. Just depends on the availability of the chemicals.

[@jaredcep]

@@Whitetail_Properties ok great and thanks for the quick response 🙏🏼✝️🦃🦌‼️

[@Whitetail_Properties]

@@jaredcep You bet!! Best of luck!

[@stevenfry3442]

Hi, I presume that doing this during winter months would not have any effect on the trees?

[@chaddewitt2836]

No, it works. Just don’t do hack and squirt method when sap is rising.

[@michaelmurray8683]

Okay, I know this video is 3 years old, but I cannot find anyone who has the basil oil with dye. What has happened and what would I use now with the Garlon 4, to do hack and squirt?

[@Whitetail_Properties]

Interesting you can't find the basil carrier.
You can use:
garlon 3A @ 50%
water @40%
arsenal AC @ 10%
*MIXED IN THAT ORDER*
czcams.com/video/6D6cBmRiH3Q/video.html

[@gregcavender7798]

I know this is old too lol. Keystone Pest Solutions has competitive pricing and has Basal Oil. If your spelling was off it would throw off your search too. Hope you found some already though.

[@andyparstino7280]

I didn’t think herbicide worked in cold weather

[@josephwilkins3770]

Will this work on pine trees

[@Whitetail_Properties]

Yes!

[@josephwilkins3770]

Thank you

[@kirkgardner2002]

Just use a backpacker sprayer

[@cutitsawitbuildit4296]

Sickening we farm the old way not the lazy way we work with hands and mules

[@davidmendenhall4090]

This is basically modern slash and burn, which pre dates the use of mules, but sure the old way.