How to get rid of Tanglefoot?

[lo-ka-hi]

Does anybody know a good method to control Tanglefoot Ferns? And does anybody know what the real name of this plant is?

[Midnight Rambler]

Are you talking about uluhe? I was expecting this post to be about Tanglefoot, the sticky stuff you put on posts and trees to keep ants from climbing up.

[bananahead]

Uluhe is indigenous... its supposed to be here, unlike most of the rubbish in Puna yards... if you remove it your yard will become full of invasives! and if you are in an area w/ under 3" of soil and you get a couple droughts/ yr, your 50 yr old+ Ohia may die as well w/o the Uluhe.. Uluhe acts as mulch, keeping the ground around the trees moist ... its been here for 40,000X longer than humans have... its supposed to be here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicranopteris_linearis

aloha

******************************************************************
save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha

[Punatic007]

Is this the fern that catches fire quickly during drought?

[lo-ka-hi]

Thank you for the info, Bananahead! We'll be leaving as much Uluhe as possible on our lot!

[Carey]

Uluhe, from past threads:

http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23976
http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14463
http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10458
http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5451

"One of the endemic ferns I have found most interesting is one many do not really appreciate, the uluhe fern, D. linearis, that actually can trap nutrients in decomposing matter in its' "tangle", and its stem lignon is tougher than most to resist rotting, Sci. Paper
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0266-46...0.CO%3B2-X"

[lo-ka-hi]

Thanks for those links, Carey!


Lokahi

[ElysianWort]

Is this the fern that catches fire quickly during drought?


Yes it is. It goes up in flames super fast because of the volatile oils it contains.

Tanglefoot, staghorn, brackenfern, uluhe, I've heard it called a lot of things. It knows me and my Stihl weedwacker well. We "tangle" Arm yourself with long sleeves and a face shield.

I see no reason to keep this going around your house. It provides mulch but you can bring in your own mulch. It shades out any plants you want to grow because it towers over them and vines up trees. It provides no food or medicinal value.

Endemic, enschmemic, who cares?- it certainly isn't endangered.

[kalakoa]

I see no reason to keep this going around your house.

Depends how big your lot is, and how much of it you can maintain.

It provides no food or medicinal value.

It does, however, keep other invasives from taking hold.

[Midnight Rambler]

It also shades out weeds, which grow even faster than it does. If you don't have a reason to clear it because you want to plant something there or genuinely want open space, you might as well leave it.