Mechanical removal of Chinese privet

John Klepac; Robert B. Rummer; James L. Hanula; Scott Horn

doi:10.2737/SRS-RP-43

Mechanical removal of Chinese privet

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Authors:	John Klepac, Robert B. Rummer, James L. Hanula, Scott Horn
Year:	2007
Type:	Research Paper
Station:	Southern Research Station
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-RP-43
Source:	Res. Pap. SRS-43. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 5 p.

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

chemical treatment, Chinese privet, Georgia, invasive nonnative plant, mechanical treatment, mulching machine, tricolpyr

Citation

Klepac, John; Rummer, Robert B.; Hanula, James L.; Horn, Scott. 2007. Mechanical removal of Chinese privet. Res. Pap. SRS-43. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 5 p.