For those who have sprayed and/or burned

[megalomaniac]

Are you thinking of spraying in Jan/Feb because the privet is evergreen and the hardwoods are not? I'm wondering if spraying hardwood saplings in winter would do anything. I'm assuming I would need to wait until green-up for killing hardwood saplings?

Exactly... i want to kill the green privet, but spare the dormant young hardwoods. If I got a 50% kill on the privet, i would consider that a success. This privet is 10 to 12f tall and completely blocks all sunlight to the ground.

 

[BSK]

I worked on a property in north GA, and that privet was a nightmare! Very hard to get rid of.

 

[Boll Weevil]

I'm wondering if spraying hardwood saplings in winter would do anything.

Basal spray in winter is terminal...diesel as a penetrant/carrier.

 

[BSK]

Basal spray in winter is terminal...diesel as a penetrant/carrier.

I don't think that would work for spraying large areas.

But I'll contact the aerial spraying companies and see what options they recommend for spray-timing (late spring, summer, fall).