Mesquite control suggestions

[forindooruseonly]

So I haven't set foot on my range since July. I come out today and there are little mesquite trees popping up, all about two to three foot high.

Is there any chemicals besides remedy? I was told Remedy needs the foliage on the tree before it will work and these don't have leaves yet as well as needing to be sprayed through a sprayer, not by a hand pump.

Suggestions on how to kill these things in winter?

 

[TinkerTanker]

I might just rent a brush hog to cut them all down to the ground.

 

[Roadking Larry]

 

[ok 22250]

Mix 1 quart remedy to 3 quarts diesel spray the trunks about 6 inches above the ground and let it run down to the ground . You can look up basal spraying. Can be used year round.

 

[Chaparral]

Spraying works better at start and end of growing cycle. Mowing down works only so well. I used cutting below soil and it worked well when I kept them cut down. But it took three years or so.

 

[Shinneryfarmer]

Spike works similar to remedy but can be purchased in granular. Just spread it on your range anytime ground is not saturated. The mesquite will put on leaves come spring then will wilt and become leafless, may sprout again then do same thing and die. Spike kills anything woody for several years. I have used remedy only to be burdened with retreating new growth the next year.

 

[C_Hallbert]

If you can cut mesquite and dry it, some restaurants will pay well for it. I had a friend (cotton farmer) who owned a fair amount of land on the Salt Branch of the Brazos River, Rotan, TX. He had buyers that made selling mesquite worth his trouble…..(I’m not going to say that cotton farming is tough, but he looked to be in excellent shape and he died from a heart attack at age 41 over 30 years ago). I really thought a lot of that man (Terry Neeper) Rest in Peace…..