Snowshoe Acres
A good 3 year old buck
I have a big challenge with clearing tag alder. They grow in clumps of 5-6, sometimes getting as large as 4-5 inches, making them too big for the brush cutter and too numerous for a chain saw, mostly because of clean up. I am considering an experiment with round up. Since they spread by the roots I am going to try drilling a hole in the largest branch (downward), then injecting concentrated roundup into the hole. My theory is it should kill the entire clump, roots included. Then when I cut it down, or push it over with the FEL, it will not grow back. Any thoughts or experience with this? Anybody have a better method? I have a LOT of tag alder!