On Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 7:51:22 AM UTC, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 28/02/17 01:17, Adam Aglionby wrote:
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Repeated glyphosate will eventually kill it. You may have to spray 4 or
5 times (it won't be cheap to spray that area). You might like to see
what comes up this spring before you spray, as the glyphosate will kill
just about anything it comes across.

Its but one of several areas requiring attention, think may have to order another couple of 5 litre Galup 490`s

There ain`t anything coming up through it , mature ground cover would describe it, 6" thick , decade or more of being left to its own devices on a sheletered north facing bank.

Quite happy to ,er, compost it in situ, would ammonium sulphamate be a possible attack vector?



You have probably saved the trees by cutting through the vines, but it
may still leave them disfigured. Also, it is quite possible that they
will be susceptible to strong winds without the ivy to support them, and
the ivy left will add wind resistance - a sort of "lose-lose" situation,
unfortunately.

Trees are at 30`, ivy has reached first 10 to 15 on some, just wishing to stop it reoccurring.

One tree may have been fatally molested with overweight , will have to see if it recovers in spring.


I would also be concerned about the stability of the bank with the ivy
dead. What will stop erosion when the ivy has gone?

Happy to leave the ivy on the bank, its getting it under control from climbing everywhere else trying to work out.

Thanks


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Jeff