01-10-2015, 05:01 AM
Hi there. We want to kill the albezias on our property by girdling. I did a Punaweb search and saw a thread about using Milestone poison, but we would prefer not to use that product. We've heard various techniques: girdle a few inches, girdle a foot, girdle all the way around the trunk. What works best for you? We have smallish trees that have 6-8 inches trunks, and a few giant ones that will need a more aggressive cut. And, what is the best type of knife tool to use? We did girdle one big tree a few years ago, and it worked well to kill it without poison but it took a while. I imagine poison would work faster. Any tips will be greatly appreciated! Aloha.