How to kill Gorse (Whinns)

[Geoffreywrc]

Is there any thing to knapsack spray onto Whinns to kill them.
I'm told cutting them and drilling the main root and them spraying works but what is the best spray to kill them.
What method has anyone else tryed doing that works.

 

[deleted user 837354]

What area of these are we talking about?

Man and a mini digger with a root rake will pull them up, heap and then burn.

 

[Lofty1984]

@exmoor dave

 

[michael N123]

Cheapest way is set fire (hold a lighter to the dry stuff in middle of them and they burn fast) to them so all the prickles disapear them get at them with a chain pulling them out

the roots don’t go very far in so you can flick them out with a loader and bucketif your feeling skilled

 

[Dave6170]

Frost has given them a hammering here. Big areas gone brown

 

[spin cycle]

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[Landrover]

Forefront or thislex sorts them and works well through a knapsack or so I've been told ! Their is probably cheaper alternatives tho !

 

[Geoffreywrc]

What area of these are we talking about?

Man and a mini digger with a root rake will pull them up, heap and then burn.

They are just here and there in along with the hedge.
Not sure about the root rake as it may bring fenching with it too

 

[Guleesh]

Mini digger is the best way, and have tried them all. Gorse hedges here

 

[michael N123]

Frost has given them a hammering here. Big areas gone brown

Perfect time to throw a match at them

 

[Kevtherev]

Grazon 90 and lime

 

[Bury the Trash]

Joking aside.
With the current dry situation its Not a time to be setting alight to areas unless you're absolutely sure of no uncontrolled spread .

 

[exmoor dave]

They are just here and there in along with the hedge.
Not sure about the root rake as it may bring fenching with it too

Double rate Thistlex with some wetter too.


But IMO if in a hedge I'd just leave as some decent evergreen shelter.

Hedges on our top ground are 100% gorse
Had spent years trying to eradicate, which got nowhere, so now manage the plant to our favour

 

[Bury the Trash]

and the Hedgetrimmer easily keeps it in check, it's easy to trim, carefully and kept a nice smooth face annually or give it a good smacking if necessary.
If it's really needed to be removed Digger hoofs it out nicely , but you do have to go at it annually for a year or 2 will still be some around even then.

 

[JD-Kid]

depends how big
bigger stuff pull out and burn smaller stuff spray seed. will last a while in the ground so you will have many years to find the best chemical

 

[JD-Kid]

depends how big
bigger stuff pull out and burn smaller stuff spray seed. will last a while in the ground so you will have many years to find the best chemical

 

[scotston]

The seed bank in the ground wants you to burn it as it stimulates regrowth unless the temperature is above something like 120 degrees C. This scorches the seed and kills it. Best way is a land rake on a digger, heaped and burnt in massive heaps so you get a hotter burn. Then plant something that smothers the regrowth as shade is its nemesis.

 

[JD-Kid]

The seed bank in the ground wants you to burn it as it stimulates regrowth unless the temperature is above something like 120 degrees C. This scorches the seed and kills it. Best way is a land rake on a digger, heaped and burnt in massive heaps so you get a hotter burn. Then plant something that smothers the regrowth as shade is its nemesis.

yes a cool burn cracks the wax on seed
know years ago guy did 3 burns. standing green sprayed and burnt and sprayed rolled burnt
the green burn too cold cracked alot of seed
spray burn a bit better but most of fire up higher
spray and rolled burn fire on top of ground cooked top few inches. wrecking the seed bank dose also kill off a bit of soil life at same time

 

[exmoor dave]

yes a cool burn cracks the wax on seed
know years ago guy did 3 burns. standing green sprayed and burnt and sprayed rolled burnt
the green burn too cold cracked alot of seed
spray burn a bit better but most of fire up higher
spray and rolled burn fire on top of ground cooked top few inches. wrecking the seed bank dose also kill off a bit of soil life at same time

The best kill we ever had after a burn was on some 6-8ft tall euro gorse that got a fair snow load one winter, which snapped alot of the branches thus leaving a tangled half dead mess .....the following dry spell it burnt like a dream it took years for any regrowth to come back

 

[Stw88]

Grazon 90 is the stuff, its licenced to do so. Spray in may/ early june will then die off and burn the next spring. (Before the 15th april) too late to burn now. Spray any regrowth when its young and susceptible and you shouldnt have a problem.