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Re: Plant Succession

Clay/Kim:
Successive mowing of the sumac during the summer will help to control it but
not eliminate it. The Serecia can be controlled by the application of a
herbicide called Remedy. I've have had excellent results controlling serecia
using one quart of Remedy plus one quart of methylated seed oil, as the
surfactant, per acre. I used a 20 gallon per acre spray rate. After killing the
existing serecia plants you will get new plants fromt he soil seed bank. Be
persistent and you can get control over it. Word of caution, Remedy is
non-selective to broadleaved plants, therefore it will kill all forbs,
desireable or not.

Remedy is a Dow - Elanco product and should be available at your local ag-chem
dealer. It can be sprayed on the serecia anytime it is actively growing.

Mowing will have little ultimate effect on serecia lespedeza. Burning
stimulates it.

Good luck.

Jef Hodges

Clay/Kim Marcusen wrote:

> I need some advice on treatment of undesirable plants on 60 acres in SE
> Kansas.  40 acres is native and I have been burning for the past 3 years in
> late April with good success of controlling woody growth except for the
> smooth Sumac.  I am trying to control it by mowing once a year.  However it
> is difficult to keep up with it.  My main problem however is on 20 acres
> that at one time had brome on it and was gradually
> allowed to convert back to native species.  I made the mistake of over
> grazing this 20 acres and now I have Sericea invading.  The county
> conservation said to use Escort chemical for spot spraying in September.
> Can I also spot mow these areas for control before September?  Burning did
> not seem to have any negative effect on this plant.  Any suggestions will
> be helpful in control of this invasive plant. Thank you for your help.  Is
> there another name for the Sericea?
> ----------
> > From: James C. Trager <jtrager@ridgway.mobot.org>
> > To: prairie@mallorn.com
> > Subject: Re: Plant Succession
> > Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 7:15 AM
> >
> > Alan:
> >
> > The standard observation is that mowing down the short-lived
> > pioneer species in the first season or two after planting will speed
> > up succession to more permanent prairie vegetation. In any case, as
> > the more long-lived perennial prairie species take hold, the early
> > successional species which require disturbed soil and little
> > competition have fewer and fewer opportunities to grow. Even in
> > remants small numbers of these pioneer species can be found in sites
> > of local disturbance such as along animal trails and where soil has
> > been turned up by burrowers. Unchecked, the fleabanes will shade the
> > developing prairie, slow its progress somewhat, and shed oodles of
> > seeds, but most of these latter are doomed to slow death in the seed
> > bank unless the soil is significantly disturbed once again in the
> > future.
> >
> > James C. Trager
> >
> > > From:          Alan_Rider@ILLINOVA.COM
> > > To:            prairie@mallorn.com
> > > Date:          Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:35:28 -0500
> > > Subject:       Plant Succession
> > > Reply-to:      prairie@mallorn.com
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > As a newcomer to Prairie Restoration I do not understand/believe how
> succession,
> > > over time, will eliminate certain species and others will 'take over'.
> > > For example I have an area I planted 2 years ago in Forbs with no
> grasses.  Now
> > > I have a field of Fleabane Daises mixed with some Black eyed Susans and
> > > (Embedded image moved to file: pic03596.pcx)that are flowering.  The
> Daises have
> > > grown taller than all the other plants.  I fear they will re-seed the
> area and I
> > > will have a Fleabane Daisy 'Prairie'.  Other species are present, most
> are a
> > > couple of inches tall , but get little direct sun.  I 'think' I want to
> > > eliminate the F Daisies.
> > > Could I get some comments on how succession works, time frames involved
> etc etc?
> > > Also if you are wanting to introduce species into an area being
> restored- seeded
> > > several years ago- are there any ways better than others to do this....
> > > Many thanks.....
> > >
> > >
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