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Old 25-06-2018, 02:25 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Controlling adventitious growth of oleander

David E. Ross wrote:
On 6/23/2018 6:11 PM, bob prohaska wrote:
There is a large (multiple 5" trunks) oleander growing next
to a walkway. Some unwanted trunks have been cut, and they produce
a dense growth of buds, which intrude on the walkway and have to
be laboriously cut away lest they obstruct traffic.

Can glyphosate be used to kill the vegetative growth near the ground
without killing the entire tree? It wouldn't be a disaster if I did
kill it, but it'd be better not to. If I kill it I'll be duty bound
to remove it, and that looks like a big job 8-)

Thanks for reading,

bob prohaska


Glyphosate applied in sufficient amount to kill some growth is likely to
kill the entire plant. If you are in southern California, just wait. A
blight is killing oleanders from San Diego all the way to Thousand Oaks
and is likely to spread farther.

Is there any hope just west of Sacramento?

8-)

bob prohaska