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Re: japanese honeysuckle

Buzz Avery/Lee Stone wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> We have Japanese honeysuckle in some of our urban nature preserves near
> waterways in Austin, Texas.  Where it is established, it covers areas of
> about 20' x 20'- thus far. Seeds don't seem to be much of a problem, but
> it does of course spread well vegetatively. I haven't tried spraying it
> yet.  The exotic wax-leaf ligustrum is a MUCH bigger problem for us in
> the same areas and we focus on removing it. Has anyone got a tried and
> true method for removing exotic honeysuckle? Elbow grease and cut-stem
> treatment with an herbicide?  What might be the best time of year?
> Lee Stone
> Austin, TX
> 

Try using goats. They should rip out the honesuckle. They might eat 
other wanted stuff, too. But you can enclose them with
cheap wire panels just on the affected areas and give them 
water. 

-Austin
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