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Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with a chainsaw?
On Jan 8, 1:31*am, "Danny D." wrote:
This weekend, I needed to remove a poison oak plant along my property but the plant was too big and too much on a hill for spraying; so I cut it with an 18" chainsaw and packed it up for proper disposal. After just two hours, I was covered in the poison oak oil (my clothes came out of the wash all streaked black as if the kids had taken a black marker to them) - but I had to stop as the two recyling bins were jam packed to the brim. Since I still have a few more poison oak plants to remove, I'm wondering if you outdoor experts have a better way than what I'm doing for removal of a poison oak plant from your property? (The last picture is of me washing up!) Here are 19 annotated pictures, taken sequentially. 1.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912409.jpg 2.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912411.jpg 3.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912412.jpg 4.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912413.jpg 5.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912414.jpg 6.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912415.jpg 7.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912417.jpg 8.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912419.jpg 9.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912420.jpg 10.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912421.jpg 11.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912422.jpg 12.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912423.jpg 13.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912424.jpg 14.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912425.jpg 15.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912426.jpg 16.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912427.jpg 17.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912428.jpg 18.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912429.jpg 19.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912430.jpg I didn't measure it, but this one plant is about 20 feet long (or so), by about 20 feet deep down a hill - but I only removed about 5 feet along the curb as I ran out of room in the bins. Brush cutter / mower.. (rotary lawn mower on steroids) http://www.drpower.com/prdSell.aspx?Name=fab-sp-pro1 http://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipm...067&catid=s446 Make sure the unit is powerful enough to handle the material size. A large mower will chop material so disposal is at higher density or chopped material could be left on ground. Cutting path across hill face much faster than a chain saw. Be prepared to follow up with the proper herbicide at the correct time in the plant's yearly cycle. True eradication is not a "one time" effort. |
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