Russian Olive
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HAVE: Russian olive seeds for Serano pepper seed
Comments (1)I have found the pepper, so now I would like purpe hull peas, pole beans, or cluster beans to trade for.Thanks, LtlWilli...See Moredamaged russian olive
Comments (10)The thing about russian o;ive is that it is a pioneer species. Give it enough water and of course sunlight (all pioneer species need light to grow. Most if not all cannot survive well under canopy). it will grow. They take over disturbed and poor soil in order to get the conditions ready for the next stage of succession. IF we stopped disturbing soil and forests so much, there probably wouldnt be as much of a problem with invasives.... You pretty much cannot kill russian olives once they are established, except by shading them out. There growth slows then they rot from the bottom up. Snapping off a few inches of a plant, even seedlings shouldnt do any harm. If anything it will encourage branching making a shelterbelt a bit more effective. Bottom line: SHOULD you be using russian olive in an area in which it is known to be invasive? Probably not, but if it is already established in your area a few more really wont do much damage. If I were in your situation, I would do everything I could to create high and low areas in the soil to trap water as much as I could. I would then find as many native pioneer plants to cover the soil, then adding as many native AND non native usefull plants, which also are pioneer species....See MoreRussian olive tree in container
Comments (2)Is it actually an Olive, or is that a common name? What plant are you asking about? Josh...See Moreremove russian olive
Comments (3)I've killed dozens of those things over the years. Cut the tree down, leaving as short a stump as feasible, then take a drill with as large a diameter bit you have - say 1/2 inch, and drill 3-5 holes depending on the diameter of the trunk, then drizzle in roundup concentrate, trying to fill most the holes. The Roundup gets neutralized pretty quickly and won't spread to the aspens. Thats for a biggish one. For those annoying 1" diameter ones that seem to pop up everywhere, just cut it off at the base with loppers, then keep an eye on it and keep whacking it back to the ground. 4-5 times will kill it....See Morestorey3
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