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Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus
cathartica)
Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Salt Cedar (Tamarix sp.)
Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila)
Vines
Fiveleaf Akebia (Akebia quinata)
Porcelainberry (Ampelopsis
brevipedunculata)
be girdled and then treated with this treatment.
Seedlings can be treated with a 2% solution of
glyphosate or triclopyr
Prescribed burning is effective for common
buckthorn seedlings, especially from late March to
early May; repeated burning may be required for up
to 6 years
Seedlings can also be removed using a weed
wrench, being careful to avoid excessive disturbance
to soil
Herbicides can be applied to a cut stump,
specificall