How to Use the Hack & Squirt Technique | Timber Stand Improvement
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- The hack and squirt technique is an effective method of terminating undesired trees in a stand of timber. It is also a very simple process and requires minimal tools, making it useful no matter your experience level or property size. I’m not a forester; I’m just a guy who’s passionate about improving his little plot of earth, making it beneficial to the creatures that call it home.
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Our farm is dominated by trees like hackberry, sweet gum, and privet. These tree species are not marketable timber and offer little benefit to our native wildlife. Using the hack and squirt technique allows us to remove these undesired tree species so that other trees, like oaks and walnuts, may thrive.
Select a herbicide based on the tree species you are targeting. Always read the label and follow all necessary safety precautions. Strike the tree (hack) about one inch below the bark, into the cambium (I pronounced this incorrectly in the video, sorry) layer of the tree, and then apply the herbicide (squirt) into this fresh wound. By applying the herbicide in this way the tree will be terminated without felling it, thereby saving many man hours.
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After a year or two, once these trees have begun to decay, we’ll fell them and throw them in the burn pile. In the coming months I’ll be implementing this technique in a larger block of timber (about half of an acre). There are a few black walnut trees growing in this grove and we are working on marking them so that they may be preserved. Thinning the trees will promote better plant growth on the forest floor which is better for wildlife, and it will allow us to make necessary repairs to our livestock fencing. There’s lots of work to be done and we hope you’ll subscribe to the channel and follow along. Thanks for watching!
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I use a similar technique. I drill a 1/2" hole at a downward angle and fill it up with Tordon...Works perfectly every time.👍❤️
Yep! Same idea.
I was just about to comment something like this. Dewalt is on the job.
You’re working a little too hard. I hit the tree a single time, squirt the herbicide in with the hatchet still there. Dead tree.
Yep you’re right! Next time I did this I switched to a heavier hatchet with a hickory handle. Much better.
Thank you for the informative video. I went over and used this method on all of my neighbor's messy fruit trees along our property line today (1/6/23) and can't wait to see what kind of results I get by spring.
Have the trees survived?
@@liampickering8722 Six months later and they are half dead. I may apply again this autumn to make sure that they are fully dead by next year.
Love it@@halewich
Can you drill into the tree with a long 1 inch drill bit and squirt the tordon in the hole? Will this method work?
I've heard of people doing that. The concept is the same, no reason why it wouldn't work. And you don't have to drill very deep into the trunk either, you're only worried about the outermost most 1-2 inches of tree (the cambium layer).
You're working too hard man. You don't need to whack those trees so many times and cut such a big bare spot. One deep whack to bury the hatchet, pry the head of the axe down a little to open up the wound, pour or squirt your herbicide and you're done....... Seriously. Try it..... You'll get the same result...... God bless!
Yep! Switched to a much better hatchet.
The cambium layer is the green layer just under the bark
Thanks for sharing!
Which insecticides should be used to kill a jackfruit tree having diameter of approx 6 inches
Does this work effectively on invasive trees
Need to select a herbicide based on the target tree species, but I've found it effective against a variety of trees.
If you'd have chopped each one for another minute then they would have been felled
This hatchet was giving me fits and I've since upgraded to a heavier one with a nice hickory handle. Lets me get a good, deep chop with one swing instead of fussing around like I was here!
@@GWPHomestead I was wondering why you were chopping so much! lol normally just one hack and one squirt. That there was more hacks than squirt. Ha.
Seems like a pretty neat method to killing some unwanted trees! Awesome job!
Thanks for watching!
Need a sharper hatchet
Yup.
@ questions , if I'm out cutting could I use the chainsaw for the hack and is sunner better than winter ( no leaves ) ?
Yes, I think you could use the saw instead of a hatchet. If you already have the chainsaw out you may consider using a technique called girdling (or double girdling), where you cut into the cambium layer around the entire trunk of the tree, and then apply herbicide. The GrowingDeer TH-cam channel has some good videos on the double girdle method. From what I’ve been told late summer into fall is the best time to use the hack and squirt technique, whereas the girdling method is effective year-round.
@@GWPHomestead Thanks < I've used girdling before but hacking with the chainsaw would be faster and easier .
Makes sense, best of luck!
Can you not just drill it thanks uk 🇬🇧
Drilling it should work fine, I've done that with stumps that have started to sprout. This method works well if you don't want to carry a drill and spare batteries with you through the woods.
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Can you kill a ten foot tree using this method to squirt concentrated 18% glysophate roundup?
I'm sure the technique would work, but you have to make sure the herbicide is effective against your target tree species. You should be able to look it up online.
Hack and squirt hahaha chop it down! Little overboard. Long day … bad demo
how well did that herbicide work? I have two trees next to the house that I need to kill before they get any taller. Dont want resprouting from the stumps. Will hack and squirt now, and take them down in the winter.
Worked really well on the hackberry and you should see results before fall so you know if it took. Just make sure you choose a herbicide that’s effective against your target tree species!
I use a small top handle Echo chainsaw and make a girdle cut and spray.
Yep same principle!
What is herbicide for a mango tree about 8 inches diameter. Thanks
There aren't any mango trees in my area so I'm not sure. Tordon might work, or another chemical called Triclopyr. Your best bet is look it up and read the label on the herbicide. Thanks for watching!
Hi another question. What can I use to kill wild grape vines and like under brush.I sprayed with Roundup and it didn't work. Tnx
I would use Crossbow, it's good against that thick brushy stuff. I've got vines and brush growing up in fence rows and that's what I'm going to use.
@@GWPHomestead Thank you. 👍
Good luck!
If you do this to the roots would it work?
It should, but it might take more applications.
Does anyone know if this will work if I score a large root of a tree if I can’t reach the tree ?
I've used tree killer on roots and it has worked.
Trying to kill the neighbor's tree?
@@vintagemotorcyclerepair4052 who me? No way never lol
Why do you want to save black walnut trees?
Good lumber. They aren't very productive for wildlife like deer or turkeys (at least when compared to oaks) but one day the walnut tree may become a coffee table.
As a non-native speaker: what does the guy use?
The herbicide?
Tordon
Isn’t it better to do the hack an squirt method before spring green up?
I have read and been told that late summer/early fall is best, but almost any time except spring green up is ok. I'm excited to see how different the woods look once the trees start to leaf out. Thanks for watching!
@@GWPHomestead why not spring green up? I was planning on taking care of some unwanted crap behind my fence.
@@BMETFerg In the spring the sap is flowing the wrong direction, and it may push the herbicide away from the roots or out of the newly created wound. If you give it a try let me know how it turns out, I'd like to know.
You need goats!
I need a heck of a lot more than what I’ve got, I can tell you that!
Never bring a hatchet to an axe job....also and why not just girdle the tree all the way around?
I've upgraded to a beefier 1-1/8# head since this video, makes the whole process just little better.
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Girdling is a great technique, I just didn't want to lug the chainsaw thru the woods. Thanks for watching!
Will this kill sweet gum trees ?
Yes, it will work. Just choose a herbicide that is effective against sweet gum - I'll be using Tordon RTU to treat the sweet gums on my property.
Tnx I didn't want to buy and not work. Those trees take over.
I completely understand. Always read the label, it’ll tell you what species they’re effective against. And you can usually find those labels online if you want to read over them before you get into the store.