On Thu, 8 May 2008 13:26:35 -0700 (PDT), y_p_w <y_p_w@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There
>isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so
>they must be trans****ted by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor
>walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds
>drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I
>found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which
>doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was
>moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as
>the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to
>the root.
>
>Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup
>from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe
>the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a
>local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew.
>They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of
>their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes
>hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere.
>
>We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted
>live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California
>property.
Who told you to dilute glysophate to 1%? DID YOU READ THE LABEL? If
you did, you'd see that in order to work the foliage should be lush as
glyphosate is a systemic herbicide. Stop being lazy and just pull
the things up. How many could you possibly have...?
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