Based on information from Chris Mattrick and the New England Wildflower Society, 2004
Treatments are ranked from 0 marks (ineffective) to 4 marks (most effective)
'$' treatments involve significant outlays of cash for materials.
This is also available as a spreadsheet (may be better for printing or analysis) here:
invasivestreatmentchart.xls
Smothering |
Cutting |
Pulling Herbs |
Pulling Woody Plants < 1" diameter |
Pulling 1-5" diameter woody plants |
Foliar Application 5% active ingredient glyphosate solution |
Cut Stem application 25% active ingredient glyphosate solution |
Cut Stem application 25% active ingredient glyphosate solution for aquatics |
Cut Stem application 25% active ingredient Triclopyr |
Biological Controls |
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Trees |
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Tree of Heaven |
x |
xx |
$$$$ |
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Norway Maple |
x |
xxx |
$$$$ |
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Shrubs |
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Japanese barberry |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Common barberry |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Autumn olive |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Burning bush |
x |
xxx |
x |
x |
$$$$ |
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Glossy buckthorn |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
$$$$ |
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Blunt-leaved privet |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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California privet |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Chinese privet |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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European privet |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Pretty honeysuckle |
x |
xxx |
xxx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Amur honeysuckle |
x |
xxx |
xxx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Morrows honeysuckle |
x |
xxx |
xxx |
x |
$$$$ |
xxx |
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Tataria honeysuckle |
x |
xxx |
xxx |
x |
$$$$ |
xxx |
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Common buckthorn |
x |
xxx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Multiflora rose |
x |
xxx |
x |
x |
$$$$ |
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Vines |
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Porcelainberry |
x |
x |
x |
$$$$ |
xxx |
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Oriental bittersweet |
x |
x |
x |
$$$$ |
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Black swallowwort |
x |
x |
xx |
xxx |
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Pale swallowwort |
x |
x |
xx |
xxx |
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Japanese honeysuckle |
x |
xx |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
xxx |
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Mile-a-minute vine |
x |
$$$$ |
xx |
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Bittersweet nightshade |
x |
$$$$ |
xx |
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Herbaceous |
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Goutweed |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
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Garlic mustard |
xx |
x |
$$$$ |
x |
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Wild chervil |
xx |
x |
xx |
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Spotted knapweed |
x |
$$$$ |
xx |
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Cypress spurge |
x |
$$$$ |
xx |
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Leafy spurge |
x |
$$$$ |
xx |
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Japanese knotweed |
x |
x |
xx |
$$$$ |
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Gill-over-the-ground |
xx |
$$$$ |
x |
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Dame's rocket |
x |
$$$$ |
x |
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Yellow-flag iris |
$$$$ |
x |
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Tall pepperwort |
xx |
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Moneywort |
xx |
$$$$ |
xx |
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Garden loosestrife |
$$$$ |
xx |
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Purple loosestrife |
x |
xx |
$$$$ |
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Japanese stiltgrass |
xx |
$$$$ |
$$$$ |
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Forget-me-not |
x |
$$$$ |
x |
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Reed canary grass |
xx |
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Common reed |
$$$$ |
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Wineberry |
$$$$ |
xxx |
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Coltsfoot |
$$$$ |
x |
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