Re: OT - Question on reclaiming hedgerows

Posted by Finn Md on May 30, 2007 at 10:52:20 from (66.22.184.87):

In Reply to: OT - Question on reclaiming hedgerows posted by CB in central NY on May 29, 2007 at 06:53:14:

I've had the same problems as you. Your best choice depends on the size of hedgerow areas you want to remove. On one of my fields I cleared and cut dozens of invasive trees from Asia called Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven) that look like Sumac and grow like weeds and spread everywhere along fencelines, drainage areas and roadways here in Maryland. Other local invasive trees are the wild cherry trees, which are toxic to animals. You can rent a chipper easily and I've used them for stuff up to about 5". It's noisy and not easy work, but makes quick work of all those nasty branches. You can also buy or rent a nice heavy duty weed cutter made by Stihl that has a saw blade at the end, that looks like a circular saw blade. I've got one and it is real useful in thorny bushes such as multiflora rose near big trees, much better than using a chain saw. Bush hogging is best for thorny bush where no big trees are present. You should consider leaving some hedgerows as they are good refuge for birds, and possibly erosion control if in a drainage swale. If you have large areas hire a ripper, but you'll still have to deal with all the branches, roots, soil trash and it is costly to dump all that in a landfill if you don't burn.

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