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Post by esshup on Jul 24, 2018 8:19:16 GMT -5
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Post by throbak on Jul 24, 2018 9:07:53 GMT -5
Looks like a ash probably EAB
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Post by stevein on Jul 24, 2018 9:44:47 GMT -5
Look for small D shaped holes in the bark. EAB's signature. If the tree has any size and possible usable lumber cut it now. They do not seem to last long when they die. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_ash_borer
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Post by Sasquatch on Jul 24, 2018 9:45:01 GMT -5
I'm having trouble getting the pictures to look bigger. What are the symptoms?
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Post by esshup on Jul 24, 2018 10:25:40 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Jul 24, 2018 10:30:50 GMT -5
First he asked what this "weed" was, then he referenced to it as a "tree eater". I'm asking for clarification now, whether it's a stand alone plant or something that is crawling up the tree and growing on it. The middle picture looks like a parasitic vine.
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Post by Sasquatch on Jul 24, 2018 15:47:14 GMT -5
The leaves look like the indescribably terrible Japanese honeysuckle, but I don't think it has a hairy vine, nor is it quite that woody near the leaves. Still looking around.
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Post by esshup on Jul 24, 2018 23:25:12 GMT -5
Here's more info from him: It grows up the tree then hangs long branches out. Really digs into the bark. It grows those thick vines up the tree like the second picture. Some of the vine is half the size of my wrist. (Not a thick wrist.) When I pulled it off it took some bark with it. The leaves with white balls is the plant in question.
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Post by antiwheeze on Jul 25, 2018 6:26:47 GMT -5
Asian bittersweet?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 7:09:44 GMT -5
Anitwheeze might be right. It's either American bittersweet vine or Asian bittersweet vine. Both are very similar. American bittersweet is native and Asian bittersweet is not.
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Post by esshup on Jul 25, 2018 8:33:51 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I'll let him know.
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Post by throbak on Jul 25, 2018 8:38:03 GMT -5
Now with better pic I’m going with Asian bittersweet !! American the berries are at the ends of the stems only and this you can see berries all up and down the stem
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Post by esshup on Jul 25, 2018 8:47:16 GMT -5
I sent him a link to it, and told him to cut a section of the vine off above where it goes into the ground and paint the part that goes to the roots of the vine with Tordon RTU. Also to pull (if he can) the rest out of the tree.
Thanks again guys!!
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Post by omegahunter on Jul 25, 2018 9:20:18 GMT -5
The berry grouping doesn't look quite right for Asian Bittersweet, but I have no better answer.
I can find bushes with berries and leaves like that and I can find vines with berries like that, but I can't find a vine with berries and leaves exactly like that.
Kind of hard to get a positive id on it without seeing ripe berries.
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Post by oldhoyt on Jul 25, 2018 9:45:09 GMT -5
I've handled plenty of American Bittersweet, and it's not that. It does resemble bittersweet, so it may be the asian type.
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Post by esshup on Jul 25, 2018 10:38:07 GMT -5
I think we've narrowed it down close enough for him. I think cutting a section of the vine out near the ground, and painting the lower cut section with Tordon RTU should kill it, correct? Then he can work on ripping the rest out of the tree, although that may be a big job because the vine is close to his wrist diameter. AND he's in his upper 70's.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jul 25, 2018 16:20:56 GMT -5
This was my thought. I definitely am not placing a guarantee on that answer because I’m not familiar with the plant enough.
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Post by omegahunter on Jul 25, 2018 21:18:04 GMT -5
I think we've narrowed it down close enough for him. I think cutting a section of the vine out near the ground, and painting the lower cut section with Tordon RTU should kill it, correct? Then he can work on ripping the rest out of the tree, although that may be a big job because the vine is close to his wrist diameter. AND he's in his upper 70's. Since the vine is woody, it is a safe bet Tordon on the stump will kill the root. Guess it is up to him if he wants to tackle pulling down the vine now or after it is dead a while or just let it come down naturally. I am thinking I would not even attempt it at 70 years old. Far more enjoyable says to spend time!
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Post by duff on Jul 26, 2018 4:08:07 GMT -5
I would just use glyphosate on the stump. I have killed everything surrounfing a stump that I painted torodon on.
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Post by esshup on Jul 26, 2018 11:28:39 GMT -5
I would just use glyphosate on the stump. I have killed everything surrounfing a stump that I painted torodon on. That ain't good!!! I'll let him know.
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