[AT] Common Buckthorn, our current invasion.

[Stephen Offiler]

Very interesting.  No buckthorn around me that I'm aware of - but according
to reputable sources, it has been reported in my area.  One of the
interesting things in farmer's link is the "Weed Wrench".  How am I just
now learning about this device?!

SO

On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 7:59 PM Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> This stuff is "extremely" invasive... If it isn't in your area yet just
> wait, it will be. Between it taking over and the Emerald Ash Borer killing
> all of our ash trees our wood lots and forest are changing radically.
> https://fmr.org/buckthorn-how-can-a-shrub-be-so-harmful
> It is a very hard wood or at least is here. I once made a longbow out of
> it and I almost can't draw it. I just saw some folks using thin stems to
> make wreaths. If you have one of those small high efficiency air-tight
> stoves that require the wood to be split down pretty small it can serve
> well as firewood. I have a smallish batch cut to make walking sticks. Quite
> small diameter sticks are very strong. I have not tried it yet but it may
> well make good strong arrows if they can be straightened well. I believe
> they can.
> This stuff is a tough kill, partly because it is so invasive. You don't
> want to just spray everything in sight but it takes over so bad it is
> almost everything in sight.
> There must be a half zillion versions of this plant.
> Old tractor connection: I can see this stuff being trained to grow
> straight and making first rate sickle mower pittmans.
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> Francis Robinson
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> Central Indiana USA
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