Garden and Landscape Brush Control

By Pat McSparin | Garden and Landscape by PBI Gordon

( SPONSORED CONTENT)— One of the great joys of living in a secluded area is learning to live in harmony with nature; we’ re not in charge, we’ re just trying to keep up. And that often includes controlling brush.

Brush species can grow fast, stealing your pastures, cropland and lawn. And the bigger it gets, the more of a fire hazard it becomes, and the more difficult it is to cut back. But brush also has its benefits. Birds, pollinators and other wildlife love it, and it can improve air quality and reduce soil erosion. So, it’ s understandable if you want to keep some of that brush, but here are a few of the toughest species that you don’ t want to get out of control.

Grandpa used to say black locust was“ a bad tree with good wood.” The“ good” was the wood itself, which is strong and rot resistant, and a cord of seasoned black locust wood has the same BTUs as a ton of anthracite coal. Grandpa probably didn’ t know that statistic, but he knew what woods were best for burning. What made it“ a bad tree,” in Grandpa’ s book, was that it’ s toxic to horses. Just a half pound of leaves or bark can kill a horse. It also spreads fast, sprouting root suckers that quickly creep where you don’ t want them. And every walk in the woods can remind you that those giant black locust thorns are sharp.

When black locust suckers start popping up in a pasture, it has to be dealt with. Grandpa killed it by any means he could find, but today we have brush killer for large property from Gordon’ s.

It kills the toughest listed brush, including black locust and honey suckle, and its concentrated formula is ideal for large properties.

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