Saw briars

[Keith Karr]

I have an area that has been thick with privet and saw briars that I cleaned up a couple of years ago and recently covered the area with mulch. The privet is about gone after spraying but the saw briars just keep coming up.

I’ve let it get up put on leave several times and sprayed with a dose of glyphosate (41%) at 5-6oz per gallon.

It’s been sprayed several times and still keeps coming back.

What will kill it ?

Will continued cutting it as soon as it comes up through the mulch eventually kill it.

There is an extensive root system of this saw briars in the area under the mulch.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Crossbow or Garlon.

 

[Keith Karr]

Thanks NChillbillty !

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

If you don't want to spend the money on garlon, bump your glyphosate rate to 12oz per gallon.

 

[Keith Karr]

NCHillbilly and doomtrpr_z71 regardless of what I spray should I let them grow up a foot or two and leaf out before spraying or hit them as soon as they poke through the mulch ?

 

[NCHillbilly]

NCHillbilly and doomtrpr_z71 regardless of what I spray should I let them grow up a foot or two and leaf out before spraying or hit them as soon as they poke through the mulch ?

Yes. Let them grow out for more surface area contact.

 

[treemanjohn]

Deer love to eat briars

 

[Keith Karr]

Deer love to eat briars

Yes they do but these are on the edge of my yard and don’t have deer ever there since there’s a big pasture right behind my house.

 

[Triple C]

Tough to get rid of but repeated spraying will eventually get em. I cleared an old fence line that was prolific with them. Gly will eventually get them but takes repeated spraying to get the new ones popping up.

Love em in the woods. Not a fan in the yard.